PMC WAGNER 'CARGO 200' PATCH

Artifact of War Product type: Patch Unit/Group: PMC Wagner Origin: Bakhmut, Ukraine, from the Battle of Bakhmut Period: 2023 Significance: Very rare patch, often seen worn by high-ranking mercenaries of PMC Wagner and Jevgeni Prigozjin himself. Cargo 200 (Груз 200) is a Soviet military code meaning a soldier killed in action and transported home in a coffin. The phrase originated during the Soviet–Afghan War and later became common Russian military slang for battlefield deaths. On Wagner patches, it appears as text alone, referencing this code and implying enemy casualties.