It is doubtful that the particular music was playing at the hotel in Russian-occupied Kadiivka, Luhansk, which served as the headquarters of the Russian Wagner mercenary group on Sunday when it was targeted by the Ukrainian military.
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However, it certainly would have been fitting, as the paramilitary group – which has been linked to neo-Nazis and far-right extremists – was named for the composer, who was a personal favorite of Adolf Hitler.
According to Ukrainian officials, dozens of members of the state-sponsored Wagner Group were reportedly killed in the strike – though Russia has conceded that there were just a handful of casualties.
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