Guns for Gold: The Wagner Network Exposed/Appendix 2: Further individuals and entities associated with the Wagner Network

by the Foreign Affairs Committee

Appendix 2: Further individuals and
entities associated with the Wagner
Network

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The Committee commissioned small-scale open-source research into the Wagner Group’s network and operations, which was carried out by the not-for-profit Centre for Information Resilience (CIR). This research identified individuals and entities involved with the Wagner Network’s operations. Individuals and entities that are not widely sanctioned are listed in tables below, with notes supplied by CIR. The inclusion of these names supports paragraph 61 of this report, where we explain that, by releasing these names identified via our commissioned open- source research, we hope to challenge the mystique that the Wagner Network cultivated in many countries, maximise operating inconvenience, create a deterrent effect and enable the Government to improve its apparently limited understanding of the Network. We implore the Government to urgently assess these names and sanction these individuals and sanctions if the necessary threshold is met (paragraph 61).

We are publishing the names of individuals and entities with the legal protection afforded by parliamentary privilege. Readers should note that this protection does not apply to those repeating its contents outside the formal proceedings of the House and its committees.

Individuals

The table below draws together key players in the Wagner Network. Despite their seniority within companies/organisations that have been sanctioned by the UK, the US and/or the EU, these individuals have not been sanctioned by the UK.

Details	Location	Position	Notes on Wagner link
Name: Igor Viktorovich Khodyrev Nationality:Russian	Syria Russia	General Director of Kapital (see next table); Chief geologist of Evro Polis (aka. Evropolis)	Involved in the Russian extraction of resources in the Middle East and Africa, including through organisations associated with Prigozhin’s network. Chief geologist of Evro Polis, the legal cover of Wagner and affiliated entities in Syria. General director of Kapital, the Russian oil and gas company on contract with the Syrian government.
Name: Artem Ivanovich Tolmachev Nationality: Russian	CAR	Commercial Director of Bois Rouge (see next table)	A senior businessman within Prigozhin’s network, Tolmachev leads efforts to exploit the timber industry in the CAR.
Name: Pavel Andreevich Karasev Nationality: Russian	Syria	CEO of Mercury LLC Mercury LLC	Mercury LLC is an oil and gas company in Syria, which supports and benefits from the Syrian regime and is associated with Prigozhin. It is sanctioned by the UK and others.
Name: Irina Vladimirova Markova Nationality: Russian	Syria	CEO of Velada LLC since January 2023	Velada LLC is an oil and gas company in Syria, which supports and benefits from the Syrian regime and is associated with Prigozhin. It is sanctioned by the UK and others.
Name:Rafael Marsilovich Slaimonov Nationality: Russian	Syria	CEO of Evro Polis LLC	As the head of Evro Polis, Slaimanov is responsible for significant wealth generation for Prigozhin through oil and gas extraction in Syria. Evro Polis is an oil and gas company in Syria, which is supports and benefits from the Syrian regime and is associated with Prigozhin. It is sanctioned by the UK and others.

Details	Location	Position	Notes on Wagner link
Name: Jose Matemulane Aliases: José Matemulane; José Zacarias Samuel José Matemulane Nationality: Mozambican	Unknown	Director of AFRIC (an Matemulane entity sanctioned by the US Government)	Matemulane has attended events such as the 2019 Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, which was likely a recruiting event for the Kremlin. One open source claims that Matemulane directed AFRIC from Maputo, Mozambique. Some of Matemulane’s activities through AFRIC include meddling in the 2018 Zimbabwe general elections under the guise of “election observation”.

Entities

The table below draws together key Wagner-linked entities identified by CIR. They are not widely sanctioned.

Entity	Activities	Notes on Wagner link
Bois Rouge Country registered: CAR	Timber	The company Bois Rouge is linked to Russia and the Prigozhin network through its significant purchasing of Russian equipment and machinery, and transactions conducted with Broker Expert LLC (see below).[1] Bois Rouge received a concession for timber access in the Lobaye region, at the same time that the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) launched a military campaign there. The campaign was allegedly launched to remove rebel groups holding various cities in the region, including Boda city, held by the Coalition des Patriotes pour le Changement (CPC). The Wagner Network supported the military operation. The investigative project All Eyes on Wagner confirmed that Wagner and FACA controlled Boda by the time Bois Rouge was awarded the concession.
Kapital LLC Country registered: Russia	Oil and gas production; mineral extraction; crops cultivation	Effective beneficiary is Prigozhin. Has a Syrian branch and holds an oil and gas contract with the Syrian Government.
Broker Expert LLC Country registered: Russia	Wholesale and other activities	A company linked to several entities, all of which fall under the directorship or beneficial ownership of members of the Prigozhin family. Broker Expert LLC also conducts business with other alleged Wagner-affiliated companies, such as Meroe Gold and M-Finance (see Appendix 1).

1. All Eyes on Wagner, ‘Come follow the redwood trees—tracking Wagner's forestry business in CAR’ (accessed 16 July 2023)

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