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A man is seen in front of a flag of Wagner group mounted on top of an old tank exhibited at the Leninist Komsomol park in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on October 1, 2023.
A man is seen in front of a flag of Wagner group mounted on top of an old tank exhibited at the Leninist Komsomol park in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on October 1, 2023.

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  • Russian regional media reported this week that the Wagner Group is hiring again in two oblasts.
  • One report also said that Yevgeny Prigozhin's son, Pavel, has assumed command of remnants of Wagner.
  • The reports follow months of speculation that Pavel Prigozhin would lead Wagner under the Russian Guard.

Russian mercenary company Wagner Group is starting to recruit fighters again three months after its disgraced founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, died in a plane crash, two Russian media outlets reported.

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The Wagner Group is back, and led by a new Prigozhin, Russian regional media sa…