The Wagner Group can be seen as a 'lone wolf' among Russia's military forces in Ukraine, an expert told Newsweek.
The leader of the Wagner Group of mercenaries is using the Russian assault on the Donetsk town of Soledar to"elevate his political stature and indirectly criticize the conventional Russian military," according to an update published by the Institute for the Study of War .
Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the meeting with investors at the 2nd Eastern Economic Forum on September, 2, 2016 in Vladivostok, Russia. Prigozhin, who heads up the Wagner Group, posted in a statement to his company's Telegram page on January 10, saying that Wagner Group forces had seized control of"entire territory of Soledar.
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