In the TsAD on the mine controlled by the PMC "Wagner", 11 people were killed

In the Central African Republic, as a result of shooting at one of the mines, controlled by the structures associated with the Russian PMC Wagner, at least 11 people were killed. It is reported by Associated Press with reference to local residents and rescuers.

Shooting, stated, occurred on Wednesday on the gold mine of Ndassima, located about 450 km east of the capital of the country of Banga. According to the son of one of the killed, the dead are local residents, who at night in the vicinity of the guarded mine were looking for a golden slope. From his words it follows that the fire was opened by the security of the mine. Several people are still missing missing.

Local authorities officially did not report what happened, any other details are not known, in particular, it is unclear whether local guards or Russian mercenaries shot.

The mercenaries of the Wagner PMC began to arrive massively to the Central African Republic in 2018 under a contract for the provision of specialized security services to President Fosten-Arkanzh Tuader and its government. As compensation, Prigozhin agreed to control a number of mineral deposits, including Ndassima mine, one of the most valuable gold deposits in the country. It was there that the shooting occurred.

Since 2020, as noted in the investigation of Radio Liberty, the mine has been controlled by Midas Resources related to Wagner. According to experts, in the mine there may be gold in the amount of up to 2.8 billion dollars.

"Midas, along with other companies related to Prigozhin, plays a key role in financing Vagner's operations in the TsA and abroad," the US Department of Finance said in 2023.

After the death of the founder of the Wagner PMC Evgenia Prigozhin in 2023, many of his commercial enterprises engaged in mining prey continued to work in the TsA, - the analysts of the C4ADS Washington Research Group, which tracks the fate of Prigozhin's projects.