The “Shaka” hand gesture used to be a symbol of good times and chilling out. But after PMC Wagner began operating in Syria during the Arab Spring uprisings, it became a Russian symbol for mercenaries – the soldier of fortune.
This hand gesture, known in Russia as “jumbo”, is set above the symbol of PMC Wagner and was worn by a Wagnerite Russian mercenary in Ukraine before its capture by Ukrainian forces.
The “Shaka” hand gesture used to be a symbol of good times and chilling out. But after PMC Wagner began operating in Syria during the Arab Spring uprisings, it became a Russian symbol for mercenaries – the soldier of fortune.
This hand gesture, known in Russia as “jumbo”, is set above the symbol of PMC Wagner and was worn by a Wagnerite Russian mercenary in Ukraine before its capture by Ukrainian forces.