UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-CHINA-WAGNER

A photo taken on October 5, 2023 shows a detail of a contract signed on November 15, 2022, between the company Beijing Yunze Technology Co Ltd and Nika-Frut, a company then part of Prigozhin's commercial empire, for the acquisition of two high resolution observation satellites belonging to the Chinese space giant Chang Guang Satellite Technology (CGST). The contract provides for the provision of images on demand, which allowed Wagner to obtain satellite pictures both of Ukraine and areas in Africa where its mercenaries were active including Libya, Sudan, Central African Republic and Mali. According to a source, Wagner even ordered images of Russian territory at the end of May 2023, all along the route between the Ukrainian border and Moscow that was seized by Wagner's forces at the end of June, during the brief mutiny. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)