Media: Russian Defense Ministry plans to take control of Wagner operations

Russian Defense Ministry is moving swiftly to take control of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s sprawling operations in Africa and the Middle East, Report informs referring to Bloomberg.

A Defense Ministry-affiliated armed contractor is poised to assume charge of Wagner’s operations in the Central African Republic, said a person close to the Defense Ministry and two others close to the private military firm, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

All of Wagner’s covert overseas network is due to fall under effective Russian military command, according to a person close to the Kremlin and another person close to the Defense Ministry.