MR-7 » 55 minutes ago » wrote: ↑
You are out here acting like Russia using proxies is some fantasy someone made up when the entire planet has watched Russia run separatists in Ukraine run breakaway regions in Georgia and Moldova run mercenaries across Africa and run cyber cutouts everywhere from the Baltics to the United States and the only reason you are pretending to be confused is because admitting you did not know any of that would shatter the little narrative you are clinging to. You want to lecture people about empires and republics while you cannot even name the groups Russia has been using for decades and now you are trying to flip it like someone else invented it because you got caught talking out of your depth. These are classic Russian proxies: armed, funded, trained, and politically controlled.
- Donetsk People’s Republic
- Luhansk People’s Republic
- Transnistria
- Abkhazia
- South Ossetia
These groups exist
because of Russian military, financial, and political backing.
Paramilitary and Mercenary ProxiesThese operate where Russia wants deniability.
- Wagner Group
- Redut PMC
- Patriot PMC
- Rusich Sabotage Group
Used in: Mali, Libya, Sudan, CAR, Mozambique, Syria, Ukraine, and more.
Political Influence and Intelligence CutoutsThese are non‑military proxies used for destabilization.
- Internet Research Agency
- Foundation for the Battle of Values
- Rossotrudnichestvo networks
- Night Wolves motorcycle club
Used for influence ops, political agitation, and soft‑power pressure.
Cyber Proxies (GRU‑linked or FSB‑linked)These groups conduct cyberattacks while giving Russia plausible deniability.
- Sandworm
- Fancy Bear
- Cozy Bear
- Killnet
Targets include Ukraine, the Baltics, the EU, and the United States.
Middle East ProxiesRussia uses militias and contractors to support the Assad regime and secure resources.
- Syrian National Defense Forces
- Liwa al Quds
- Wagner‑aligned oilfield security groups
African Proxies (Wagner and Successor Groups)
- Used for coups, regime protection, mining concessions, and anti‑Western influence.
- Mali Wagner detachments
- CAR Wagner detachments
- These are documented by UN Security Council reports.
- Sudan Wagner networks
- Libya Wagner forces
- Mozambique Wagner forces
"
I guess the information would be even MORE valuable if you maybe named one of those proxies."......
