Russian mercenary firm Wagner Group claims it’s a ‘management consultancy’

Russian gun-for-hire group Wagner, who sent thousands of criminals to Ukraine has said it not a mercenary company, rather a firm of management consultants and book publishers. 

The controversial company’s boss Yevgeny Prigozhin set up the armed militia during the Syrian conflict when his men were deployed to look after Russian interests in the country. 

Now, the Kremlin has ordered Prigozhin to send troops to support the Russia’s stalled offensive in Ukraine, where the mercenaries have been accused of murdering civilians. 

Reports suggest Prigozhin has been recruiting men from Russian prisons, offering…