WTH is going on with Russian mercenaries?
Inside Putin’s private armies in Ukraine, Syria, Libya, Venezuela, and more

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In 2018, US-backed forces in Syria annihilated a Russian platoon of mercenaries, killing hundreds after the Kremlin-supported private army tried to take an American position in Deir al-Zour. The Russian government denied knowledge of the shadowy group, which has been spotted sowing discord in Ukraine, Libya, and the Central African Republic, among other countries.