"Central to many of these operations is Wagner, which first emerged on the battlefields of Ukraine. Since then it has grown from a simple paramilitary outfit to providing military training, political consultancy, and intelligence and online influence operations."
One Ukraine Soldier Killed, 3 Wounded In Donbas Conflict
One Ukrainian soldier was killed and three were wounded in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine after the Russia-backed separatists opened fire with “grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, sniper rifles, and small arms,” according to the Ukrainian military.
All the casualties took place in the army’s “north” operational and tactical group, it said.
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Our Ukrainian Service has published its in-depth look (in Ukrainian) at that country's "Children Of War."
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