The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has named over 150 mercenaries from the “Wagner” private military company (PMC) from Russia, as well as presented intercepts they allege prove the group’s connection to the Russian army and involvement in key battles in Donbas. The PMC took an active part in combat actions against Ukrainian armed forces in the eastern Ukraine in 2014-2015 and is currently fighting on the ground in Syria with pro-Assad forces.
