Wagner Group
- Company name
- Wagner Group
- Headquarters
- St. Petersburg, Russia
- Country of origin
- Russia
- Founded
- Insufficient verified information.
- Ownership
- Insufficient verified information.
- Parent company
- Insufficient verified information.
- Actor category
- Private Security Company
- Website
- home.treasury.gov
- Operating status
- Insufficient verified information.
- Confidence level
- HIGH
- Last verified
- 08 Jul 2026
- Recorded classification
- PMC / private security
Actor category describes what kind of organization this is (its business type). Recorded classification is the regulatory category recorded for the entity in PMCDB research; it is not a legal determination.
Wagner Group is a multi-category actor headquartered in St. Petersburg, Russia. PMCDB records its primary activities as combat operations, security, influence operations. Documented activity is recorded in: Ukraine, Syria, Africa. Its profile identifies the following regulatory considerations for further analysis: armed personnel accountability, human-rights compliance, sanctions risk, criminal misuse. For Ukraine policy research, it is classified as relevant to: negative model to avoid.
| Country / region | Activity type | Client type | Period | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | Combat operations, security, influence operations | Russian state-linked actors | Not recorded | Source | HIGH |
| Syria | Combat operations, security, influence operations | Russian state-linked actors | Not recorded | Source | HIGH |
| Africa | Combat operations, security, influence operations | Russian state-linked actors | Not recorded | Source | HIGH |
Locations reflect publicly documented activity as recorded in the database. Absence of a period means the record does not establish whether activity is current or historic.
| Client / agency | Country | Activity type | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russian state-linked actors | Not specified in record | Combat operations, security, influence operations | Not recorded | Source |
Contract values are never estimated. Entries appear only when sourced from procurement records, filings, or official disclosures.
- Private security licensing
Recorded armed-personnel accountability consideration.
- Arms trafficking rules
Recorded criminal-misuse consideration.
- Sanctions
Recorded sanctions-exposure consideration.
- Defense procurement rules
Recorded human-rights compliance consideration.
Exposure indicates which legal frameworks may govern the recorded activities. It is not a finding of non-compliance.
- Ownership type
- Insufficient verified information.
- Parent company
- Insufficient verified information.
- Subsidiaries
- Insufficient verified information.
- Major owners
- Insufficient verified information.
- Government links
- Insufficient verified information.
- Registration jurisdiction
- Insufficient verified information.
- U.S. Treasury sanctions Wagner Group as transnational criminal organizationGovernment/legal sourcePrimary government/legal sourceAccessed 08 Jul 2026
The U.S. Treasury describes Wagner Group as a Russian private military company and sanctioned it as a significant transnational criminal organization.
- Reuters report on Wagner-linked firms in Central African RepublicReliable secondary media sourceReliable secondary sourceAccessed 08 Jul 2026
Reuters reports U.S. sanctions against companies linked to Wagner activities and illicit mining in the Central African Republic.
- Secondary Source
- https://www.reuters.com/world/us-targets-wagner-linked-firms-central-african-republic-says-treasury-dept-2024-05-30/
- Gov / Legal Source
- https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1220
- Claims Supported
- Wagner as Russian PMC sanctioned as TCO; sanctions risk, criminality, and foreign-deployment risk.
- Date Last Checked
- 2026-07-08
- U.S. Treasury sanctions Wagner Group as transnational criminal organization· Primary government/legal source
- Reuters report on Wagner-linked firms in Central African Republic· Reliable secondary source
Supported by one qualifying primary or government/legal source; secondary confirmation pending.
Last verified: 08 Jul 2026