NYT photo of Russian mercenaries on CAR's presidential PSD. NYT reports that entities tied to Yevgeny Prigozhin are increasingly involved in mining diamonds in CAR, as well as training its military and protecting facilities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/30/world/russia-diamonds-africa-prigozhin.html
US officials tell the NYT that they estimated there are more than 400 Russian mercenaries in CAR.
Photo of a Russian PMC contractor on CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadéra's PSD in Bangui. 3/
https://vk.com/milinfolive?z=photo-123538639_457430850%2Falbum-123538639_00%2Frev
Photo of a Russian private military contractor in CAR. 4/
https://t.me/grey_zone/2253 
Photos purportedly of Russian PMC Ural-4320 trucks in CAR from the summer of 2018. 5/
https://vk.com/milinfolive?w=wall-123538639_1451699
More photos purportedly of Russian PMC contractors and an Ural-4320 truck in CAR from the summer of 2018. 6/
https://t.me/milinfolive/60332
Russian private military contractors in CAR with Ural-4320 trucks. 7/
https://t.me/grey_zone/4274 
Russia delivered a batch of 10 BRDM-2 vehicles to the Central Africa Republic today with another 10 set to arrive next week. It looks as though Russian private military contractors were on hand for the transfer. 9/
https://vk.com/milinfolive?w=wall-123538639_1619874&z=photo-123538639_457489364%2Falbum-123538639_00%2Frev
https://ria.ru/20201015/mashiny-1579979621.html
11/ https://twitter.com/StasSwanky/status/1324867601059766272
Presumably, Russian soldiers or private military contractors in CAR. 12/
https://vk.com/al_feed.php?z=photo-187527798_457241725%2Falbum-187527798_00%2Frev
Video of Russian private military contractors or possibly SOF on the protection detail of the Central African Republic’s president. 13/
https://t.me/grey_zone/6194 
More photos of Russian private military contractors in CAR at an event with the president of the Central African Republic and the BRDM-2 vehicles Russia recently delivered. 14/
https://t.me/grey_zone/6182 
More photos of Russian private military contractors as part of the president of CAR’s security detail. 15/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CITKrBFHM65/?igshid=u7ov0wgs5p4a
In addition to private military contractors, it appears Russian military officers were there as well, possibly Major General Oleg Polguyev. 16/
https://t.me/grey_zone/6188 
More photos of Russian private military contractors on CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadera’s PSD. 17/
https://t.me/milinfolive/64921
More photos of Russian private military contractors protecting the president of the Central African Republic. 18/
https://t.me/milinfolive/64974
Russian private military contractors in CAR. 19/
https://t.me/grey_zone/6227 
Russian private military contractors in CAR. 20/
https://t.me/grey_zone/6227 
Video of CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadera and Russian military officers watching the newly arrived Russian BRDM-2 vehicles as part of a parade. 21/
https://t.me/doklad_razvedki/4863
Video of Russian private military contractors providing security for the president of the Central African Republic. 22/
https://t.me/grey_zone/6324 
Another video of Russian private military contractors on the personal security detail of the president of the Central African Republic. 23/
https://t.me/grey_zone/6324 
A FAB Defense AK-Podium bipod on that Russian private military contractor's AKM rifle. 24/
https://vk.com/milinfolive?w=wall-123538639_1705068
Actual source. 25/ https://twitter.com/AbraxasSpa/status/1337804819197800456
Video of Russian private military contractors on CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadera’s PSD. 26/
https://t.me/grey_zone/6324 
Video of a Russian private military contractor protecting Central African Republican President Faustin-Archange Touadéra. 27/
https://t.me/grey_zone/6381 
Russian private military contractors providing security for a Central African Republic official as he checks on soldiers in Bangui. One is wearing Beryozka camouflage uniform. 28/
https://t.me/grey_zone/6398 
Russian private military contractors providing security for a Central African Republic official as he checks on soldiers in Bangui. 29/
https://t.me/grey_zone/6401 
2 Il-76TD and an Il-76MD military transport aircraft reportedly arrived in the Central African Republic’s Bangui M’Poko airport this week. 30/
https://t.me/doklad_razvedki/5163
https://t.me/doklad_razvedki/5165
Photos of Russian private military contractors near Bangui who have reportedly been sent to CAR ahead of the presidential elections next week and a renewed offensive by militants near the capitol. 31/
https://t.me/doklad_razvedki/5166
https://t.me/doklad_razvedki/5197
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