The Wagner Group has opened its first official headquarters in Russia amid an increasingly prominent role in the Ukraine war. Sporting a big white "Wagner" sign, a glass tower in St. Petersburg was rebranded as the “PMC Wagner centre.” Yevgeny Prigozhin's, founder of Wagner group, described PMC Wagner centre "to provide a comfortable environment for generating new ideas to improve Russia's defence capability." The opening of the St. Petersburg office is a remarkable shift for Wagner from a secretive Kremlin asset to a mainstream militia. Wagner’s military rise has been mirrored by that of Prighozin who is seeking greater limelight amid the Ukraine war.