Since March, the Russian private military company Wagner has been operating in eastern Ukraine in constant coordination with the Russian military.. This is a significant change from the group's previous work since 2015, when it usually flew missions other than the large-scale activities of the regular Russian army..

“Probably Wagner was assigned responsibility for certain sectors of the front line, like ordinary army units.. This new level of integration further undermines the long-standing policy of the Russian authorities to deny ties between PMCs and the Russian state,” British intelligence analysts say..

Experts note that the role of PMCs has probably changed due to the fact that the Russian Ministry of Defense lacks combat infantry, but it is unlikely that Wagner's forces will be enough to significantly change the trajectory of the war..

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