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December 2022. The Russian army attempted a new breakthrough around the Vouhledar lock, after several unsuccessful attempts. The new offensive will also be in vain, but the command of the Ukrainian forces notes the entry into the conflict around Vouhledar of the Russian private military company (SMP) Patriot, which has so far not been talked about in Ukraine. Patriot was quickly presented as affiliated with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and "in competition" with Wagner. Practical shortcut: Shoigu and Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner's representative, hate each other and have been in latent conflict for years.
Patriot isn't the only new thing. During the year 2022, the press is echoing the rapid proliferation in Ukraine of Russian private militias. One of the most mentioned is Potok (the "flow"), created by Gazprom. The Russian gas giant is also said to be linked to SMP Fakel ("torch"), Plamia ("flame") and Redut ("redoubt"). At the end of 2022, the governor...
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