Wagner mercenaries start training Belarusian soldiers
Near Osipovichi (Belarus), training with units of the territorial troops is held, where Wagner PMC fighters act as instructors in some military disciplines
The Defense Ministry's press service reported this to BELTA.
According to the military department, the units are learning tactical shooting and movement skills on the battlefield. Soldiers are also said to be acquiring knowledge of engineering training and tactical medicine.
The Wagner mercenaries in Belarus
After the mutiny of Wagner PMC leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in late June, the Kremlin reported that mercenaries had been relocated to Belarus.
On June 27, the self-proclaimed President of Belarus confirmed the arrival of Yevgeny Prigozhin in the country. According to him, the Wagner mercenaries who arrived with him would not guard the Russian tactical nuclear weapons stationed there.
On June 29, a satellite detected the erection of a tent camp near Osipovichi in the Mogilev region of Belarus, and on July 3, Russian media published a photo of a suspected Wagner camp.
On July 11, Lukashenko said that the Wagner soldiers relocated to Belarus would share their experience with regular army soldiers at the republic's training grounds.
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