Published February 04,2024
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About 1,000 fighters with the Russian personal navy pressure referred to as the Wagner Group stay in Belarus to coach troopers and safety forces there, the British Defence Ministry stated on Sunday in its each day intelligence briefing on the warfare in Ukraine.
The Wagner mercenaries entered the nation in June 2023 after their chief Yevgeny Prigozhin‘s failed rebellion in opposition to the Russian navy management.
Originally, 8,000 fighters from the personal military have been in Belarus, which is intently allied with Russia, the ministry stated.
However, it’s unlikely that Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko will make the most of the remaining Wagner fighters past their present duties, in line with London.
“It is unlikely that Alexander Lukashenko would use the Wagner Group mercenaries beyond their current remit. They are involved in the training of Ministry of Interior troops but are highly unlikely to participate directly in maintaining domestic or border security in Belarus.”
Still, the Defence Ministry stated that Ukraine is compelled to “maintain defensive positions and personnel along its northern border with Belarus to protect from potential future incursions.”
The presence of the fighters in Belarus has been a matter of appreciable concern for the reason that Russian government-funded group got here to Belarus underneath a deal negotiated after Wagner’s transient revolt final yr.
Britain has often printed data on the course of the warfare based mostly on intelligence stories. Moscow accuses London of disinformation.
Source: www.anews.com.tr