PMC Patriot
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| Dates active | 2018–present |
| Part of | Ministry of Defence (Russia)[1][2] |
PMC Patriot (Russian: ЧВК «Патриот») is a Russian private military and security company, which has been deployed by Russia in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and has also conducted operations in Africa.
Organisation
[edit]Patriot operates under the command of Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Military Intelligence Service (GRU).[3][4] Former Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is believed to have strong influence over the company.[5][6]
Unlike the Wagner Group, Patriot focuses more on experienced soldiers with combat experience when recruiting. The mercenaries are also better equipped and trained compared to Wagner's soldiers.[7] According to media reports, Patriot's members receive a monthly salary of 6,300 to 15,800 US dollars.[8]
Following the death of Wagner's leadership, Patriot was named as a possible candidate to profit off of decreasing Wagner group operations.[9]
Activities
[edit]- Syria: According to several media reports, members of the military company had been active in Syria from the spring of 2018.[10][11] Unlike the Wagner group, Patriot mercenaries were said to be more active in the personal protection sector.[12]
- Ukraine: In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia is believed to be deploying the mercenary Patriot group, as well as the Wagner Group, in the Donbas. A spokesman for the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that soldiers of the company were spotted during the Battle of Vuhledar.[5]
- Yemen: In the wake of the Emirati involvement in the Yemeni civil war, the UAE has turned to non-western sources against the Turkish & Qatari backed-Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood. The UAE has hired Patriot to support Yemeni Separatist forces.[5]
- Central African Republic: Patriot applied as a private security company to protect gold mines in the Central African Republic.[5] However, the contract was awarded to the Wagner group.[5][7] According to the TV Rain channel, the mercenary group was also involved in the murder of three journalists investigating secret Russian arms shipments to the African country.[13][14][15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "PMC Patriot". 2018.
- ↑ https://pism.pl/publications/not-just-wagner-russia-backing-a-host-of-semi-private-military-companies
- ↑ "PMC Patriot". OpenSanctions.org. 2018. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ↑ pism.pl https://pism.pl/publications/not-just-wagner-russia-backing-a-host-of-semi-private-military-companies. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - 1 2 3 4 5 "Shoigu sendet eigene Söldner an die Front" [Shoigu sends his own mercenaries to the front]. n-tv.de (in German). Retrieved February 10, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Lozovenko, Tetiana. "Shoigu deploys his Private Military Company, which competes with Wagner Group, to war against Ukraine". pravda.com.ua. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 "Wagner versus Patriot: Fighting for Mercenary Control". warsawinstitute.org. 12 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Russia's New PMC Patriot: The Kremlin's Bid for a Greater Role in Africa?". Jamestown. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ Motie, Seda; Roth, Jonas; Manz, Kaspar (24 August 2023). "Mit Prigoschins Tod zerbricht die Wagner-Gruppe – aber das lukrative Geschäft mit dem Krieg geht weiter" [The lucrative business of war: Even after Prigozhin's death, private armies will continue to flourish in Russia]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Russian private military companies proliferate 'to make money on war'". euromaidanpress.com. 13 October 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Moscow dispatches even more 'private military companies' to Syria and Africa". euromaidanpress.com. 5 July 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Яппаровой, Лилии (Yapparova, Lilia) (5 July 2018). "В Сирии начала воевать новая российская ЧВК" [A new Russian PMC began to fight in Syria]. TV Rain (in Russian). Retrieved February 10, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Яппаровой, Лилии (Yapparova, Lilia) (28 September 2018). "Источники Дождя: к убийству журналистов в ЦАР может быть причастна ЧВК "Патриот"" [TV Rain sources: PMC "Patriot" may be involved in the murder of journalists in the CAR]. TV Rain (in Russian). Retrieved February 10, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Яппаровой, Лилии (Yapparova, Lilia) (5 July 2018). "Золото Вагнера. Сколько платят за живых и мертвых наемников, как российские военные компании делят Африку, и кто стоит за новой ЧВК «Патриот»: Рассказы бойцов и их родных в репортаже Лилии Яппаровой" [Wagner's Gold. How much do they pay for living and dead mercenaries, how Russian military companies divide Africa, and who is behind the new PMC "Patriot": Stories of fighters and their relatives in the report of Lilia Yapparova]. TV Rain (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Яппаровой, Лилии (Yapparova, Lilia) (12 July 2018). "Как российские частные армии осваивают Африку" [How Russian private armies are mastering Africa]. TV Rain (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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