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  Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group have sustained heavy casualties in a new surge of fighting between government troops and rebels over the control of lucrative goldmines in Central African Republic.
  A source close to CAR's national military said seven Russians had been killed in the ambush, one of the heaviest single losses by Wagner in Africa since battles against Islamist rebels in Mozambique in 2019.
  Since Wagner arrived in CAR, it has tried to establish control over the flow of gold and diamonds as part of a broader push to secure resources.
  
  
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  7 losses for Wagner in Africa, that’s not even a rounding error on their losses in Ukraine. Still, these bastards dying is a good thing wherever it happens. >
  
  Damn. In 2023, thow a rock in any conflict zone of your choice and it will probably land on a dead Wagner