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Paris (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 - Russian mercenary group Wagner in 2022 signed a contract with a Chinese firm to acquire two satellites and use their images, aiding its intelligence work as the organisation sought to push Russias invasion of Ukraine, according to a document seen by AFP.

Russian mercenary group Wagner in 2022 signed a contract with a Chinese firm to acquire two satellites and use their images, aiding its inte...

Russian mercenary group Wagner in 2022 signed a contract with a Chinese firm to acquire two satellites and use their images, aiding its intelligence work as the organisation sought to push Russias invasion of Ukraine.

Contract suggests company sanctioned by United States sold mercenaries two high-resolution observation units

Russian mercenary group Wagner in 2022 signed a contract with a Chinese firm to acquire two satellites and use their images, aiding its intelligence work as the organization sought to push Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a document seen by AFP.

Russian mercenary group Wagner in 2022 signed a contract with a Chinese firm to acquire two satellites and use their images, aiding its intelligence work as the organization sought to push Russias invasion of Ukraine.

Whether the Chinese leadership itself had any knowledge of Wagner’s interest this spring in satellite images of Russia’s own territory in the lead-up to the mutiny remains unclear.

The contract was signed more than half a year into Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in which the Wagner Group under its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was playing a key role on the battlefield.

The contract was signed in November 2022, over half a year into Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in which the Wagner group under its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was playing a key role on the battlefield