Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed Andrei Troshev, the former head of the Wagner Group, to start forming "volunteer units". Source: Russian Interfax news agency, with reference to Putin's statement during a meeting with Troshev Quote: "At our last meeting, we talked about the fact that you will be engaged in the formation of volunteer units that can perform various combat tasks - first of all, of course, in the area of the special military operation.