They were brought in. That’s my point. Brought in and used in combat to lower our body counts. Just like Blackwater and the other mercenary outfits, just like Putin is doing. It’s an old trick, we did it in Viet Nam. If the people aren’t behind your war, and are paying attention to the body count, spread the bodies to areas where they don’t count.
Big combat operations, like Wagner Group conducted, were done by militaries. Many joined our coalition - the Poles sent a whole Division. Special Forces from many countries conducted many secret missions, and private military contractors pulled some triggers as well - but on small special missions, like going after a certain individual.