Jamestown Foundation Posts Commentary: Kremlin Continues to Eliminate PMCs and Semi-Autonomous Volunteer Units
January 30, 2026
January 30, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Jan. 29, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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Kremlin Continues to Eliminate PMCs and Semi-Autonomous Volunteer Units
By Alex Horobets
Executive Summary:
* The October 2025 disbandment of Espanola--the Russian private military company (PMC)--and the killing of Stanislav Orlov, its leader, by Russian security forces during his attempted arrest in . . .
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Kremlin Continues to Eliminate PMCs and Semi-Autonomous Volunteer Units
By Alex Horobets
Executive Summary:
* The October 2025 disbandment of Espanola--the Russian private military company (PMC)--and the killing of Stanislav Orlov, its leader, by Russian security forces during his attempted arrest in . . .