The Rise of Mercenaries in Modern Warfare.

At least three private military companies (PMCs) with links to Russian state gas monopoly Gazprom are fighting for the Russian side in Ukraine, according to an investigation by BBC News Russian. The PMCs, named Fakel, Potok, and Redut, emerged from the private security structures Gazprom subsidiaries created to protect its infrastructure projects in Russia and overseas operations in places like Syria. Wagner Group founder Evgeny Prigozhin mentioned the other PMCs himself during an interview with the publication in April.