The Akhmat special forces unit included two more detachments of former fighters of the Wagner PMC, the total number of which was more than a thousand. This was reported by TASS referring to Apti Alaudinov, deputy commander of the 2nd Army Corps and commander of Akhmat special forces.
“I would like to note that two more detachments from me separately entered Akhmat and signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense. It turned out that these were already three full-fledged detachments of Wagner PMC fighters,” Alaudinov said.
According to the commander of “Akhmat”, the first of the new detachments has 680 people, and the second has 380 people. As Alaudinov noted, all of them chose to serve in “Akhmat” because the special forces treated soldiers with respect.
The appearance of a detachment of former Wagner warriors as part of Akhmat, recognized At the beginning of November 2023. The group was called “Tuning Fork” and included armored group crews, gunners, attack aircraft, and commanders who had previously served in PMCs.
Formerly in the State Duma clarified Current status of PMC “Wagner”.