Wagner PMC and border guards clash in Belarus

This was reported by the Center of National Resistance.

“As per local sources, there are reports of construction activities in the Narovlya area of Gomel region, where they are building spaces to house Wagner units,” the message says. 

On July 19, the Wagner carried out a reconnaissance mission near the settlement of Dyatlyk, which is close to the Ukraine border.

During this operation, a clash occurred between the mercenaries and Belarusian border guards. The border guards eventually withdrew and did not intervene in the Wagner's work.

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 20, it was reported that another convoy with Wagner fighters arrived in Belarus, which became the ninth since Wagner moved to Belarus, Belaruski Gayun writes.

As of the morning of July 20, Wagner mercenaries continue to arrive in Belarus, but do not pose a threat to Ukraine.