Lukashenko has no control over Wagner soldiers in Belarus – founder of White Legion Bulba

He said this on the air of the Espreso TV channel

"Belarus has long been drawn into an alliance with Russia. However, when the active phase of the Russian-Ukrainian war began, Russian counterintelligence recommended separating Belarusians and Russians. After all, conflicts between the Russian and Belarusian militaries are very common. Last winter, Ukrainians captured a Russian who had a video on his phone of a man in uniform sitting in a room. The captured Russian said that it was a Belarusian officer who had been thrown into the basement because he had contradicted the Russian military. This fact confirms the information about conflicts between the military of the Russian Federation and Belarus," Bulba said.

The public figure added that Lukashenko cannot control the Wagner soldiers.

"Russians in Belarus feel very relaxed. This applies to both the Russian military and the Wagner soldiers . They treat Belarusians like serfs. This will continue. I don't understand how Lukashenka is going to control the Wagnerians in Belarus. Now they will allow themselves anything. Wagner mercenaries have no restrictions on their actions in Belarus," he added.

How the Wagner soldiers ended up in Belarus

After the mutiny of Wagner PMC leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in late June, the Kremlin announced the relocation of Wagner mercenaries to Belarus.

On June 27, self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko confirmed the arrival of Yevgeny Prigozhin in the country. According to him, Wagner mercenaries  who arrived with him will not guard the Russian tactical nuclear weapons deployed there. However, Lukashenko emphasized that he expects the mercenaries to help in the defense of Belarus, without specifying the potential source of the country's perceived threat.

On June 29, a satellite recorded the construction of a tent camp near Asipovichy in the Mogilev region of Belarus, and on July 3, Russian media published a photo of an alleged Wagner camp.

On July 11, the Belarusian Ministry of Defense stated that the Wagner mercenaries would train the Belarusian army.

On July 14, media reported that training sessions with units of the territorial troops were taking place near Asipovichy (Belarus), where Wagner PMC fighters were acting as instructors in some military disciplines.

On the morning of July 15, a large convoy of cars and trucks with license plates of the so-called DPR and LPR was spotted in Belarus. Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service confirmed that those were mercenaries of the Wagner PMC.

On Sunday, July 16, the Belarusian Hajun monitoring group reported that two flags - of Russia and the Wagner PMC - had been installed at the checkpoint on the border between Belarus and Russia.

Wagner Group announced that on July 30, their main base in the Russian Federation, located in the village of Molkino in Krasnodar Krai, would be closed.

On July 19, a sixth convoy with Wagner PMC fighters arrived in Belarus.

On July 19, Wagner PMC financier Yevgeny Prigozhin addressed Wagner fighters in Belarus, calling the situation at the front a "disgrace" and urging mercenaries to "wait for the moment to show their full potential."

On July 20, another convoy of Wagner PMC fighters arrived in Belarus, the ninth since the mercenaries entered the country, Belarusian Hajun monitoring project reports.

As of the morning of July 20, mercenaries from the Wagner private military company keep arriving in Belarus, but do not pose a threat to Ukraine.

The National Resistance Center reported that a clash between Wagner mercenaries and local border guards took place in the Gomel region of Belarus.