Russian guards conduct exercises to suppress riots in Belarus and Russia

This was reported by the National Resistance Centre.

They noted that the training was conducted in two stages:

• counteracting mass disobedience of mobilised persons and their families during full mobilisation measures;
• entering the territory of Belarus to restore "order" after "missile strikes on Wagner's camps by the armed forces of Ukraine and Poland".

The press service reports that the number of personnel of the terrorist group was supposed to be 20,000.

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 mercenaries to Belarus.

On 27 June, self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko confirmed the arrival of Yevgeny Prigozhin in the country. According to him, the Wagnerians who arrived with him will not guard the Russian tactical nuclear weapons deployed there. However, Lukashenko stressed that he expects the mercenaries to help in the defence of Belarus. However, the dictator did not specify from whom Belarus intended to defend itself.

On 29 June, a satellite recorded the erection of a tent camp near Osipovichi in the Mogilev region of Belarus, and on 3 July, Russian media published a photo of a suspected camp for Wagner soldiers.

On 11 July, the Ministry of Defence of Belarus stated that the Wagner soldiers would teach the Belarusian army how to fight.

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

On the morning of 15 July, a large convoy of cars and trucks with the number plates of the so-called DPR and LPR was spotted in Belarus. These were probably mercenaries of the Wagner PMC. The State Border Guard Service confirmed this information.

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

Wagner's members announced that on 30 July, the main PMC base in the Russian Federation, located in the village of Molkino in Krasnodar Krai, would be closed.

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

Later, on 23 July, self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced that the mercenaries from the Russian Wagner PMC stationed in his country wanted to "go on an excursion" to Poland. The same day, it became known that the tenth convoy of Wagner's mercenaries, which included at least ten pieces of equipment, had arrived in Belarus.

The Institute of War Studies stated that there is no evidence that Wagner soldiers in Belarus have the heavy weapons necessary for a serious offensive against Ukraine or Poland.

On 25 July, the 11th column of Wagner soldiers arrived in Belarus, this time with armoured vehicles. The convoy includes at least 29 vehicles. It also became known who led the Wagnerites in Belarus.

On 27 July, it was reported that units of Wagner's private military company were looking for people in Belarus who were ready to fight against Lithuania and Poland. Also on that day, Belaruski Gayun reported that the 12th column of Wagner PMCs, which included at least 50 units of equipment, had arrived in Belarus.

On 28 July, the Centre of National Resistance warned that Wagner's men were preparing provocations on the border of Belarus with the EU. Also on that day, the 13th mercenary column was spotted in Belarus.

In addition, Poland and Lithuania announced that they were considering closing their borders with Belarus due to concerns about the presence of mercenaries from the Russian PMC Wagner.