In an unexpected move, Belarusian President Lukashenko invited the Wagner Group to train his army in a speech delivered on June 30, 2023, on the country's Independence Day.

The Chechen Akhmat special forces, led by Apti Alaudinov, continue to deploy their troops on the front lines and in the hottest spots on the Ukrainian front alongside the Russian army and Wagner mercenaries.

Mozart's group, initially made up of a handful of retired Marines, attracted wide media coverage and was portrayed as a noble effort by US volunteers, before the conflict ignited.