Fakel (Russian: факел, lit. 'Torch') is a private military company owned and operated by Gazprom which is currently deployed by Russia in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. == History == Fakel was founded in 2023 by the Russian state-run gas monopoly Gazprom subsidiary Gazprom Neft, as a more loyal alternative for the Wagner Group, which at the time had just begun clashing with Russian high command on issues of supplies and tactics.
Fakel (Russian: факел, lit. 'Torch') is a private military company owned and operated by Gazprom which is currently deployed by Russia in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. == History == Fakel was founded in 2023 by the Russian state-run gas monopoly Gazprom subsidiary Gazprom Neft, as a more loyal alternative for the Wagner Group, which at the time had just begun clashing with Russian high command on issues of supplies and tactics.
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