Wagner Group fighter Timur Praliev arrested in US admits working for Putin’s private army guilty of mass rapes & kidnaps A FIGHTER in Vladimir Putin's infamous private army, the Wagner Group, has been arrested after illegally crossing the US border.
The US considers the Wagner Group to be a paramilitary formation involved in war crimes, executions, and other violent acts across Africa and in Ukraine.
Timur Praliev, a former Russian mercenary, was captured by police after wading across the Rio Grande into Texas from Mexico.
Putin's private army has also been deployed as part of his invasion of Ukraine.
Also in his possession was a drone, according to Assistant US Attorney Amanda McColgan.
