Belarus equipped camp for Wagnerites with room for 8,000 people

The Hajun monitoring group reported that a field camp for 8,000 people has been set up in Belarus, and Wagner Group mercenaries will probably be stationed there. 

Source: Belarusian Hajun monitoring group

Quote: "A camp for about 8,000 people. A field camp has been built near Asipovičy, where the Wagner Group might be accommodated.

BBC Verify has received the latest satellite images of the territory of the former Military Unit No. 61732 in the village of Ceĺ (Asipovičy district, Mahilioŭ Oblast) as of 30 June 2023."

Details: The footage clearly shows that the construction of the field camp has been completed.

The monitoring group estimated that the photo shows approximately 298 tents: "It is clear that these are M-30 tents, which on average can accommodate 30 people."

Thus, there are places for 8,940 people, but not all tents are residential – there should also be places for household needs: toilets, showers, dining rooms, etc.

So we can say with confidence that the camp is designed for about 8,000 people. It is reported that these figures coincide with those announced earlier by the Russian publication Verstka.

In addition, the image also shows equipped fortifications in the northern part of the former military unit. However, no construction or military equipment is visible in the image.

Earlier it was reported that a military camp for Russian mercenaries is being built in Belarus.

Background:

• The Russian publication Verstka reported that camps for the placement of militants of the Wagner Group were being built in Belarus after the agreement between Alexander Lukashenko and Yevgeny Prigozhin.
• The State Border Service of Ukraine denied this information. It emphasised that intelligence is carefully monitoring the situation in Belarus, which is an accomplice of the aggressor state of the Russian Federation.
• On 27 June, Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, claimed that they are not building camps for the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC), but will "help with accommodation" if necessary.
• "We are not building any camps yet. But if they want (as I understand it, they are looking at separate territories), we will place them. You are welcome to put up tents. But for now they are in Luhansk in their camps... We have offered them one from the abandoned parts. Welcome, there is a fence, everything is there. Put up tents. We will help as much as we can. Until then, we will decide what to do with them," said the Belarusian dictator.

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