Prigozhin loots in Donbas, as in Africa

More precisely, Ukraine's Armed Forces defend Ukrainian land. Whereas 20,000 Russian convicts have already gone to "Putin's paradise", and the rest await the same fate solely because of the billions of dollars that Prigozhin is trying to dig out of Ukrainian land.  "Bakhmut's case" completely resembles the African adventures of the Wagner Group, with only one difference: in Ukraine, a private terrorist company is directly ruled by the Mordor state (Russia - ed). 

The bunker man's cook (Yevgeny Prigozhin - ed.) seeks to capture the salt and gypsum mines near Bakhmut.

Prigozhin's "obsession" with Bakhmut is driven by monetary motives, an unnamed American official claims, as quoted by the international agency Reuters.

"Bakhmut's case" completely resembles the African adventures of the Wagner Group, with only one difference: in Ukraine, a private terrorist company is directly ruled by the Mordor state."

The largest salt deposit in Europe is located near Bakhmut - Soledar Salt Mine, the area of ​​which is 179 square km. Salt reserves - 15,648 million tons.

On the territory of Bakhmut, there are unique deposits of refractory clay and pure gypsum, which were hunted by most of the world's famous manufacturers of building mixes.

Profitability from the development of these fields is hundreds of millions of dollars per year.

Some of the military "astrologers" liked to point their finger at the sky, talking about Prigozhin's desire to prove to Putin that the Wagner PMC was worth something. Like, convicts are being sent to death for Putin with sledgehammers. In fact, they are sent for the expected money.

The Wagner Group is a sort of modern version of the East India Company with a bias towards mining. A self-supporting structure with its own army that promotes the geopolitical interests of the Kremlin in Africa. The Wagner PMC actually created its own economy, which is based on the plundering of the natural resources of the black continent.

In the Central African Republic, Wagner mines gold and diamonds through Lobaye Invest, a company registered in the country. Prigozhin also monopolized the diamond market, forcing all miners to sell stones to his own company, Diamville.

"The Wagner Group is a sort of modern version of the East India Company with a bias towards mining. A self-supporting structure with its own army that promotes the geopolitical interests of the Kremlin in Africa."

Prigozhin's two gold mining companies - Meroe Gold and M Invest - operate in Sudan. The Wagner Group also has profit from the activities of Gazprombank's Alliance for Mining Co. LTD. Sudanese and Western sources indicate that 70% of all mined gold is smuggled by Russians through the UAE. The Russians are looking for uranium in the same Sudan.

In Madagascar, Wagner's Ferrum Mining got access to gold, cobalt and uranium deposits.  In Burkina Faso, according to the authorities of neighboring Ghana, Prigozhin was given a gold mine in the south of the country. In Mali, according to Reuters, the Wagner Group receives about USD 11 million in cash per year and has some mines at their disposal. Obviously, we are talking about gold, which this country is rich with. In Mozambique, mercenaries became interested in ruby ​​deposits.

“We are in 80% of African countries. We own most of the minerals on the continent. We have many illegal mines. We illegally mine 50% of Africa's gold and diamonds,” Prigozhin quipped.

“For mercenaries, the war in Ukraine is an analogue of African looting, but already under the direct protectorate of the Kremlin.”

Although his praise is exaggerated, it generally reflects the essence of Wagner's activity in Africa. Under the pretext of helping in civil wars, Prigozhin's mercenaries established themselves in about 15 countries of the continent. And they are not the only ones.

For them, the war in Ukraine is an analogue of African looting, but under the direct protectorate of the Kremlin. The Russian authorities not only provide political cover for the terrorist unit, but also use tens of thousands of worthless lives as cannon fodder.  At the same time, the commercial interest is sacralized by the protection of the interests of the "empire".

By the way, Prigozhin is not the only one who zealously robs our lands in the name of the bunker man and the "great Mordor". Another of Putin's henchmen is also engaged in looting, which is one of the goals of the Russians in Russia's war against Ukraine.

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About the author. Orest Sohar, journalist, Obozrevatel Editor-in-Chief. 

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