Black Russians

This article is about the group of militias. For Russian people of Sub-Saharan African (including Nubian) descent, see Afro-Russians. For the cocktail, see Black Russian. For other uses, see Black Russian (disambiguation).
Black Russians
Russes noirs
LeadersMultiple leaders
Dates of operation2021–
Active regionsOuaka
Size3,000+
AlliesCentral African Armed Forces
Wagner Group
OpponentsCoalition of Patriots for Change
WarsCentral African Republic Civil War
Russian invasion of Ukraine (alleged)

Black Russians (French: Russes noirs) is an unofficial name given to a group of pro–government militias in the Central African Republic, recruited mostly from former Anti-Balaka and UPC fighters by Wagner Group. The militias have been accused of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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