Vladimir's understanding of Mikhail is limited.
Everything he knows is above board, although through helping Mikhail a few times, he vaguely perceives that there's far more to this man than meets the eye, and that there must be some secrets behind him...
But he's discretion personified, and he didn't take the initiative to delve into them, nor was he interested… or perhaps he felt he didn't have the courage to inquire into Mikhail's secrets.
Because he understands that he's a small fry, and having an opportunity to curry favor with a big shot like Mikhail was already a massive stroke of luck!
If he dared to lay his hands on the personal matters of big shots, he figured he would likely have a dreadful end!
Mikhail is a ruthless character...
Thus, while Vladimir knew about the existence of Wagner Security Company, he had no idea that this company had now grown to such a large scale and strength that they had begun to form their own fleet…
Is this still a security company?