Private military company (PMC) Wagner released a statement regarding the participation of PMC Wagner fighters in the special military operation in Ukraine.
According to the statement that appeared on Razgruzka Wagner Telegram channel, there are no Wagner fighters in the border area of the Kursk region.
"PMC Wagner is not currently participating in the special military operation. If the situation changes, an additional announcement will be made," the statement said.
Wagner fighters serve in Africa and Belarus, the statement also said.
"There are no Wagner soldiers in the Russian National Guard, the Russian Ministry of Defense, or anywhere else," PMC representatives explained.
Earlier it was reported that Wagner fighters allegedly went to Kursk region.
On August 8, when fierce battles began in the Kursk border area after the invasion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, many news agencies reported that PMC Wagner fighters arrived in the Kursk region to show resistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Military correspondent Yegor Guzenko posted a video on Telegram that allegedly showed Wagner fighters in the back of a truck. The video shows armed camouflaged men saying that they were going to fight in the Kursk region. Their faces were hidden.
Afterwards, the council of commanders of the military company announced that Wagner members were ready to come to the aid of the Russian army. PMC representatives noted that they would come at a word, "as it has always been."
"From the very first day, from the very first combat mission, we had only one goal: to defend the interests of the Motherland, to help Russia prosper and to protect the Russian people. We are ready to stand for this to the last drop of blood," PMC Wagner said.