The Kremlin struggled to explain President Vladimir Putin's apparent U-turn on using mercenaries in his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Wagner Group played a crucial role in Russia's ongoing fight for the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.Kremlin had repeatedly denied its existence
The Kremlin maintained that mercenaries are illegal under Russian law and that private military security companies would also not be permitted under its legislation to offer services outside of Russia.
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