 Wagner Group continues to recruit mercenaries in Russia, despite Prigoshin's statements. Wagner Private Military Company continues to recruit mercenaries in Russia, despite the statement of its leader Yevgeny Prigoshin about the termination of recruitment, with Africa being the main destination for the trained militants. Important stories a Russian media outlet reported it. The journalists found messages in the chat rooms saying that Wagner Group would resume recruiting mercenaries in August. One former mercenary, who has already fought in Africa and Ukraine, told the media outlet that recruitment has resumed through the orthodox sports club Desantnik in Omsk and one of the private military company points in Novosibirsk. When the correspondent tried to get into the new wave of recruitment under the guise of a mercenary, the Omsk Desantnik refused him, but the Novosibirsk veteran organization Power Unity of Siberia, which is the official representative of the private military company, said that the new recruitment takes place on Fridays. The journalist was also offered to come to the office in sneakers and a sports uniform and pass a physical fitness test. In addition, representatives of the Wagner Group warned him that the candidate should not have a criminal record, chronic diseases and arrears on the federal bailiff's service. In addition, a potential Wagner mercenary must have a military speciality and a foreign passport, since the main direction of recruitment is African countries. Another mercenary, with whom the correspondent spoke, said that recruitment centres determine the work directions of militants after the selection. During the conversation with the recruiter, the correspondent was offered to go to the special military operation zone without signing a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry from the reddit private military company associated with Gazprom. On the 31st of July, 2023, Yevgeny Prigodin stated that the company had stopped recruiting new mercenaries.