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Which looks like he s wearing the same thing. and putin was caught doing the same thing, clearly taped back to back but used at different times later on. you would think if his deputy is out there making these commentaries about the goals of the war, would you think think that he himself would also be out there because that s part of his job but he s not. so where is he? we don t know. if you re saying everything is going to plan, we always wanted it to be this way, you would have your top guy come out and say it, not his deputy. and outfront next, horrifying new images outside that mariupol theater. we are finally getting images and finally knowing the dead. plus a group dubbed putin s private army now said to be inside ukraine. according to one ukrainian ....
Instrument of using force. i cannot say it s an army in the proper sense of that word. it s just a fighting unit that will do anything that putin says. reporter: this is the first time a former wagner employee has agreed to speak on camera. and oleg asked us to disguise his identity. private military contractors are illegal in russia. officially wagner doesn t exist. but cnn has discovered the group has hundreds of viters operating on three different continents, and this is the man believed to be behind that expansion. dubbed putin s chef because of lucrative catering contracts with the kremlin, pregozin is sanctioned by the u.s. for funding the internet research agency accused of meddling in the 2016 election. translator: i m a mercenary, ....
Instrument for resolving issues by force. when action has to be taken immediately. urgently. and in the most concealed way possible. i cannot say it s an army in the proper sense of that word. it s just a fighting unit that will do anything that putin says. reporter: this is the first time a former wagner employee has agreed to speak on camera and oleg asked us to disguise his identity. private military contractors are illegal in russia. officially, wagner doesn t exist, but cnn has discovered that the group now has hundreds of fighters operating on three different continents, and this is the man believed to be behind that expansion. dubbed putin s chef because of lucrative catering contracts with the kremlin, yvgeny pregoshin is sanctioned by the u.s. for funding the internet research agency accused of meddling in the 2016 election. ....
Immediately, urge lntly and in the most concealed way possible. i cannot say it s an army in the proper sense of that word. it s just a fighting unit that will do anything that putin says. reporter: this is the first time a former wagner employee has agreed to speak on camera and oleg asked us to describe his identity. private military contractors are illegal in russia. officially vaugnere doesn t exist but cnn has discovered the group has hundreds of fighters operating on three different continents and this is the man believed to be behind that expansion. dubbed putin s chef because of lucrative contracts he s also sanctioned by the u.s. for funding the internet research agency accused of meddling in the 2016 election. translator: i m a mercenary and 90% of participants of the ....
Clulissa ward, not a russian asset joins me now. you spoke to a former fighter. why was he willing to talk to you? well, it did take some time and we had to go through some connections before he essentially began to trust us and agreed to talk to us. we had to go through great pains to disguise his identity as well because officially the kremlin says it has nothing to do with these mercenary forces being used more and more in these unstable countries across the world. they are there to boost russian influence but also to outmaneuver political rivals like the u.s. take a look. this is oleg. for years he says he worked as a hired gun in syria for a shadowy russian mercenary group and had become a valuable tool for the kremlin. translator: it s putin s instrument for resolving issues by force. when action has to be taken ....