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Wagner PMC continues to arrive in Belarus but does not pose threat yet – State Border Guard Service

Thursday, 20 July 2023, 10:40
Wagner PMC continues to arrive in Belarus but does not pose threat yet – State Border Guard Service
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Wagner mercenaries continue to arrive in Belarus, but so far, they do not pose any threat to Ukraine.

Source: Andrii Demchenko, Spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, during the national joint 24/7 newscast  

Quote: "Now we continue to record the arrival of groups of PMC representatives on Belarusian territory. They are moving to their location near Asipovičy, where they are stationed. I would like to note that their number does not pose a threat to Ukraine right now.

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We understand that they may be involved in the training of Belarusian army units, and in the future they may be involved in training Russian units in Belarus."

Details: He added that he would specify the number of Wagner mercenaries in Belarus later.

Quote: "Earlier, we said the number of Wagner mercenaries in Belarus was in the hundreds. Now this number is slightly higher. But we will finally say for sure in a while."

Background:

  • On 19 July, information appeared about a 9th convoy of mercenaries moving along the M5 road from Bobruisk towards Asipovičy.
  • Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Private Military Company, allegedly appeared in front of the mercenaries who came to Belarus and said they would train the Belarusian army.
  • There are about 500 wheeled vehicles belonging to the Wagner PMC near their camp in Belarus.

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