rodriguez says the russians now employ hundreds of workers on mines like this across the area. in the pit, a group of teenagers pan through the sand, in the search for a precious freshment. whatever they find they say must be handed over to the russian agent. these guys are saying the russians who visited this spot actually came from the training camp where we visited. it s clear they re doing more than training groups here. a part of a sprawling business empire owned by this man, an oligarch close to russian president vladimir putin he has been sanctioned by the u.s. for meddling in the 20 election. based on hundreds of documents, cnn investigation has established his companies are
came from the training camp that we visited, it is clear they re doing more than just training troops here. they are part of a sprawling business empire owned by this man. an oligarch sanctioned by vladimir putin. and a cnn investigation based on hundreds of documents have established that the companies are also providing the mercenary muscle. he is believed to be the man behind russia s most contentious contractor. we notice we re being followed. we try to approach, but the car drives off. we catch a glimpse of four white
whatever they find, they say, must be handed over to the russians agent. it s interesting. they re saying the russians who visited this spot actually came from the training camp that we visited. it s clear they re doing much more than just training troops here. cnn has learned that the mining exploration rights have been given to a company called lubai invest. it is part of a sprawling business empire owned by this man, an oligarch close to vladimir putin. he has been sanctioned by the u.s. for meddling in the 2016 election. a cnn investigation based on hundreds of documents has established that his companies are also providing the mercenary muscle. he is believed to be the man behind vogner, russia s most notorious private military contractor. on our return from the mines, we