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Russian mercenary force Wagner opens first official headquarters

A man wearing a camouflage uniform walks out of the Wagner Group headquarters in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on November 4, 2022 [Igor Russak/Reuters]

Russia’s previously secretive Wagner Group, a private mercenary force, has opened its first official headquarters in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg.

The group, controlled by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, opened its shiny, glass-fronted multistorey building – topped with a large white “Wagner” sign – on Friday.

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