Data Visualizations

The data interactives below offer detailed insights into the structure and operations of Russian paramilitary organizations. Based on rigorous data analysis by New America’s Future Frontlines team, these visualizations provide a novel view of Russia’s irregular activities.

Charting the Wagner Group Command Structure

Over nearly a decade, the Wagner Group evolved from a few dozen special forces veterans into a massive paramilitary organization. Based on internal company documents, this interactive visualizes Wagner’s full paramilitary command structure as it existed in September 2021, a few months before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.