Over 90 vehicles: second Wagner convoy of the day arrives in Belarus

A fifth convoy of Wagner Group fighters has arrived in Belarus.

Source: Belaruski Hajun, an independent Belarusian military monitoring media outlet; BBC News Russian

Quote: "During the day, a second convoy of Prigozhin's mercenaries arrived in Belarus. According to our data, it has between 90 and 100+ pieces of equipment, which is larger than the previous one spotted this morning [18 July – ed.].

The convoy is moving along the route from the border with the Russian Federation (Dubovichka checkpoint) along the R43 route and further along the M5 in the direction of Asipovičy.

Currently, according to our data, the convoy is leaving the M5 highway in the village of Tsel, where the Wagner camp is located. The vehicles in the convoy have mostly ‘LPR’ number plates, with a few ‘DPR’ and Russian ones; some don’t have numbers at all."

Details: Various passenger vehicles were spotted in the convoy: UAZ-452s, open-back pickups, coaches, trucks, and cars. The convoy also includes several fuel tankers and Urals with trailers.

The convoy is escorted by Belarusian traffic police.

Previously, Wagnerites posted a video in which they stated that their base on the Molkino training ground in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, would stop existing after 1 August. 

Background:

• A fourth large convoy of Wagner Group fighters, consisting of 80 vehicles of various modifications, was observed on its way to a tent camp in Belarus which had been set up for them. The Wagner Group had been fighting in Ukraine, especially in Bakhmut, but withdrew to field camps in the late spring.
• On 24 June, the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) started an armed rebellion in Russia due to a conflict with the Russian military command, but that very evening, after a conversation with self-proclaimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Yevgeny Prigozhin said that his mercenaries were returning to the field camps. The criminal case against Prigozhin in Russia was closed, and he was to "go to Belarus".
• On 11 July, the Ministry of Defence of Belarus stated that there would be an "exchange of experience" between Wagner mercenaries and the Armed Forces of Belarus at Belarusian training grounds. By 14 July, mercenaries were already training with units of the Belarusian territorial troops near Asipovičy.

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