Wagnerites in Belarus train UAV operators for war in Ukraine

Ukraine's National Resistance Center (NRC) has reported that instructors from the former Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) are conducting two-week courses for Russian conscripts in Belarus to teach them UAV operating skills.

Source: NRC

Quote: "It is here [in Belarus – ed.] that Wagner PMC instructors teach the conscripts military topography, artillery, medical training, command and control, and communications for two weeks.

However, the two-week course focuses on mastering UAV operating skills, particularly FPV [First-Person View] drones. Upon completion of these accelerated courses, they [the conscripts] will be sent to war in Ukraine.

Details: The resistance noted that the work of the instructors and salaries do not suit members of the former Wagner PMC and that Belarus is experiencing an outflow of instructors who are choosing to join the hostilities in Africa, where they "get better pay".

The NRC said the number of Wagnerites in Belarus has recently dropped from 500 to 400.

"Soon, those willing to fight in Ukraine will be sent to the battlefield straight from military enlistment offices," the report added.

Background: The NRC pointed out that mercenaries from the Russian Wagner PMC are continuing to train the Belarusian Armed Forces.

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