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Russian mercenaries remain in business even after death of Wagner's Prighozin

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Russian mercenaries remain in business even after death of Wagner's Prighozin
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Private military contractors are changing the nature of warfare as national governments outsource fighting to mercenaries, especially in the Middle East and Africa. None has elicited as much interest as Russia's Wagner Group and its founder Yevgheny Prighozin with others following in his footsteps, as author John Lechner explains.