Wagner trains soldiers in Belarus after foiled mutiny in Russia
Fighters from Russia’s Wagner mercenary group are training soldiers in Belarus, according to the Belarusian defence ministry.
The ministry on Friday released a video showing Wagner Group fighters instructing Belarusian soldiers at a military range near the town of Asipovichy, about 90km (56 miles) southeast of the capital, Minsk.
Wagner fighters acted as instructors in a number of military disciplines,” the ministry said.
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko helped broker a deal to end a brief mutiny by Wagner on June 23-24 when the group took control of the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and marched towards Moscow, shooting down a number of Russian military helicopters and killing their pilots.
Under the deal, Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin stood down his mercenaries and agreed to move to Belarus in exchange for Russia dropping mutiny charges.
Prigozhin has not been seen in public since leaving Rostov on June 24.
A channel on a Belarusian messaging app said Prigozhin spent a night at the cam
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Wagner trains soldiers in Belarus after foiled mutiny in Russia
Fighters from Russia’s Wagner mercenary group are training soldiers in Belarus, according to the Belarusian defence ministry.
The ministry on Friday released a video showing Wagner Group fighters instructing Belarusian soldiers at a military range near the town of Asipovichy, about 90km (56 miles) southeast of the capital, Minsk.
Wagner fighters acted as instructors in a number of military disciplines,” the ministry said.
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko helped broker a deal to end a brief mutiny by Wagner on June 23-24 when the group took control of the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and marched towards Moscow, shooting down a number of Russian military helicopters and killing their pilots.
Under the deal, Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin stood down his mercenaries and agreed to move to Belarus in exchange for Russia dropping mutiny charges.
Prigozhin has not been seen in public since leaving Rostov on June 24.
A channel on a Belarusian messaging app said Prigozhin spent a night at the cam
#Wagner #Russia #Ukrainewar #Ukraine #war
Wagner mercenaries offered chance to serve in Russia, Putin says
Wagner mercenaries offered chance to serve in Russia, Putin says
Putin claims Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin rejected offer of fighters serving in Russia after mutiny.
nity to continue serving together in Russia after their mutiny last month against Moscow’s military leadership.
Interviewed by the Russian daily Kommersant on Thursday, Putin said his offer was one of several he made at a meeting with approximately three dozen Wagner fighters and their founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, five days after Wagner forces staged a short-lived revolt last month.
Under Putin’s offer, the mercenary force could remain serving under their current commander, who the newspaper identified only by his call sign of “Grey Hair”.
Kommersant said Putin spoke of meeting 35 Wagner fighters and Prigozhin in the Kremlin and offering them options for the future, including remaining under their commander of 16 months.
“All of them could have gathered in one place and continued their service,” Kommersant quoted Putin as saying.
“And nothing would have changed. They would have been led by the same person who had been their real commander all that time.”
