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Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali in July were Russian war veterans who survived tours in Ukraine, Libya and Syria, according to interviews with relatives and a review of social media data.
Archived version: https://archive.is/5uKrc
They fall under regular army control now, but they are still its own unit who is basically ordered to stay in Belarus.