The Kremlin has begun to rehabilitate Wagner mercenaries – British intelligence

Wagnerites were recognized as veterans in Russia / RosSMI

In Russia, Wagnerites began to be officially recognized as veterans. Moreover, PIK was recently included in the management structure of the Russian Guard.

Thus, it appears that the Kremlin has begun to rehabilitate the mercenaries. British intelligence reported this in a current report.

In particular, on November 14, a group of mercenaries of the Wagner PPK were given a certificate of combat veterans. This is the first time that the Wagnerites were officially considered veterans.

Intelligence has noticed that the Russian Ministry of Defense has established a new system allowing Wagner mercenaries to receive veteran's certificates and related payments.

This followed a long period of uncertainty about how authorities would treat Wagner members following the group's insurrection and failed March for Justice in June 2023, it said.

Latest news about Wagnerians

• The terrorist organization PPK “Wagner” was actually disbanded after the rebellion of the mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in June 2023.
• Recently, British intelligence reported that the Wagner PIC in the Kremlin decided to divide into 3 groups. The militants were distributed among different military formations.
• Not long ago, Russian media wrote that Pavel Prigozhin (the son of Prigozhin the elder) could become the new leader of the Wagnerites.
• The OP reported that the real key curator of the Wagnerites is the head of the Russian Guard, Viktor Zolotov.