![A defaced mural in Belgrade glorifies Russia's mercenary group, reading: Wagner Group - Russian knights. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NJYB45ULVAO5QRRGMDAUWOYRFM.jpg?smart=true&auth=91da30ca1e756eefec7415bcac89073b4039bddd80d3651865e9e0f45e7a1fef&width=400&height=225)
A defaced mural in Belgrade glorifies Russia's mercenary group, reading: Wagner Group - Russian knights. AFP
A defaced mural in Belgrade glorifies Russia's mercenary group, reading: Wagner Group - Russian knights. AFP
What is the Wagner Group?
Deemed a transnational criminal organisation by the US, the private army is largely made up of convicts, neo-Nazis and white supremacists