The Ukrainian special forces “Hort” announced the murder of the deputy chief of staff of the Wagner military company, the so-called private army of Vladimir Putin, which was financed by the Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, The Kyiv Independent reports.

Mercenaries of the Wagner groupPhoto: Viktor Antonyuk / Sputnik / Profimedia

The battle between the Ukrainian special forces and a group of mercenaries from Wagner’s group would take place at an extremely short distance, and all fighters recruited into Prigozhin’s military company would be eliminated.

The Ukrainian Special Forces, which includes veterans of various special forces and special services, was created in March 2014.

The Facebook post about the successful operation did not provide a location, but Hort is with the 57th Motorized Rifle Brigade, which is currently engaged in a counteroffensive in the south.