The Wagner Group

The report said the four Indians had met recruitment agents during their visit to Dubai in 2023, where they were promised high salaries. They returned to India in November and were sent to Russia a month later, boarding a flight from Chennai on a visitor's visa.

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, millionaire founder of Wagner Group?

Here is what we know about Yevgeny Prigozhin, the hot dog seller-turned-millionaire who threatened Putin’s rule in Russia

Wagner founder Prigozhin says Russian forces take Ukraine village Krasna Hora, north of Bakhmut

The Wagner Group, a once secretive mercenary force that fought for Moscow's allies in Africa and the Middle East, has for months spearheaded the assault on Bakhmut, making small but steady gains in a battle that has raged since last summer.

Russia sends mercenaries to decapitate Ukraine president: Report

This comes in the wake of a private militia called The Wagner Group run by one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies sending in mercenaries from Africa five weeks ago tasked with removing the Ukraine government