Fighters from the Wagner group have arrived in Belarus from Russia, Ukrainian and Polish officials said on Saturday, a day after Minsk said that the mercenaries were training the country’s soldiers southeast of the capital.
Wagner’s move to Belarus was part of a deal that ended the group’s mutiny attempt in June after taking control of a Russian military headquarters, marching on Moscow, and threatening to tip Russia into civil war, President Vladimir Putin said.
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has not been seen in public since he left the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don late on June 24. Poland’s Deputy Minister Coordinator of Special Services Stanislaw Zaryn said that Warsaw also has confirmation of Wagner fighters’ presence in Belarus.Poland said earlier in July that it was bolstering its border with Belarus to address any potential threats.
The Belarusian Hajun project monitors military activity in the country and is viewed as an extremist organization by Belarusian authorities. It said a large caravan of at least 60 vehicles – including pickups, vans and buses- entered Belarus overnight Friday from Russia.Reuters could not independently verify the Belarusian Hajun report. There was no immediate comment from Russia or Belarus on the reports.
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