Governments from all over the world are dependent on the private military organizations that provide security, logistical support and also fight wars on behalf of the country. Blackwater private military companies earned blame with its cruelty in Iraq, and a rebellion from the Wagner Group brought back the focus on the private military armies.
Several countries are known for employing the private mercenaries along with their regular military army forces, other than Russia and the United States.Private military companies hire retired military officers and security professionals, to provide logistical support to warfare activities.
Blackwater is one among the PMCs that used to train Iraq’s new police and army members, they provided assistance to the war zones that were led by the US coalition forces, they also provided security for the government installations and their officials.The suspects were arrested and tortured by the Blackwater armies.
The PMC Wagner played a vital role in the capture of Bakhmut by the Russians in the city of Ukraine.
The UK’s ministry of defense made a statement in January that, “Wagner commands almost 50,000 fighters in the Ukraine nation and has become one of the key factors in the campaign of Ukraine”.
The heavy professional soldiers of Russia, Wagner Group, paused its technique over Moscow, to minimize the tension between the rebellious professional soldier and the Russian Army, Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former partner of Vladimir Putin.
The terrible revolt though revealed the weaknesses among the Russian government armies, with the soldiers of Wagner Group under the command of Yevgeny Prigozhin was able to move freely into Rostov-on-Don (the Russian city) and also over hundreds of miles towards Moscow. The military forces of Russia struggled to defend the capital city of Russia. During the past weekend, the Kremlin guaranteed not to take action against Prigozhin and his fighters after stopping the revolt on Saturday, despite branding them as the warriors by the President Vladimir Putin.
Anyway, the recent military and political evolution in Russia started showering light on the private Army network located across many countries in the world, who look after the troops for the government to fight wars and conflicts, as per the requirement of the country. But these retired military professions or the private military contractors will not come under the realm of legal guidance provided to any other government controlled armed forces and security. The legal protection is not given to them because these former soldiers join the troops for their personal profit.
