Archive
Priority
Status
Published
Pillars
Insights
Topics
PMCs
Type of content
Social media post
Content type
Text
Structure type
Stage of awareness
Intended outlet
LinkedIn post
Publish date
02/09/2025
The Russian Government wants to recognise some private military personnel as veterans of the "special military operation" in Ukraine.
The legislative proposal would expand the list of veterans to include those who participated in "storm units" between autumn 2022 and autumn 2023" – a period when many of the storm units were part of the Wagner group. The status of veteran allows people to receive benefits.
It is a good illustration of the legal confusion and contradictions that persist around PMCs: They are still technically illegal at the same time as they are formally recognised at various levels of the Russian state.