Slaughter for Hire
From Africa to Ukraine, the rise and fall of the Wagner Group and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was marked by theatrical violence, the seizure of resources, and an utter lack of accountability.
In The News Piece in The New York Review
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Sept. 18, 2025
The New York Review dives into how Candace Rondeaux's book, Putin's Sledgehammer, traces Prigozhin's rise from street criminal to Putin’s warlord and reveals the mercenary army’s bloody imprint across Africa and Ukraine.
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