#Wagner Group
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-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-6b105f2c688b4b8b6550fdfe01b2e4f1.jpg "Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on June 17, 2016. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Wagner group flag displayed at a makeshift memorial for Yevgeny Prigozhin in Moscow, August 27, 2023, after Russian authorities confirmed his death in a plane crash. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Wagner group flag displayed at a makeshift memorial for Yevgeny Prigozhin in Moscow, August 27, 2023, after Russian authorities confirmed his death in a plane crash. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Thousands of Malians gather to celebrate the departure of the French anti-terrorist operation Barkhane, in Bamako, Mali, on February 19, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Thousands of Malians gather to celebrate the departure of the French anti-terrorist operation Barkhane, in Bamako, Mali, on February 19, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)")
![One of the offices of the Wagner Group in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "One of the offices of the Wagner Group in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![How Much Gold Is Russia Bleeding from Africa to Fund Its War?]( "How Much Gold Is Russia Bleeding from Africa to Fund Its War?")
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![Jessica_daly]( "Photo of Jess Daly")
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Wagner mercenaries are turning West Africa’s gold fields into killing grounds. From Sudan to the Central African Republic (CAR), Russian-backed forces loot, murder, and smuggle gold and other resources to bankroll Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
-65865cf743e20f7e38aac5576d55e66c.jpg "How Much Gold Is Russia Bleeding from Africa to Fund Its War?")
-46f6afa2f66d31ff3df8ea1a8f5524ec.jpg "Photo of Jess Daly")