10 minutes agoThey fled Russia, Lukashenko hosts Wagner, the site of the camp at Belarus
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(3 years ago)A rebel Belarusian leader has discovered that Belarus is building a location for Wagner mercenaries in Osipovichi, a town 230km north of the Ukrainian border. Aliaxander Azarau, head of the BYPOL guerrilla group of former military members, said Belarusn soldiers were involved, but Belarusn guerrillas did not love Wagner there and yes [...]
A rebel Belarusian leader has discovered that Belarus is building a location for Wagner mercenaries in Osipovichi, a town 230km north of the Ukrainian border.
Aliaxander Azarau, head of the BYPOL guerrilla group of former military members, said Belarusn soldiers were involved, but the Belarusn guerrillas did not want Wagner there and were preparing a <x0 welcome back to them.
Azariah's message came after a statement by Belarusn President Alexander Lukashenko that he had offered Wagner's fighters a place to camp. Lukaschenko did not say where the camp he had offered them, but residents of Osipovinchi, a town of 30,000, expressed shock.
Inga, a 43-year-old doctor in Osipovichi, told the Associated Press that “has military and military equipment in the streets. All the residents are discussing Wagner's arrival and, frankly, we're panicking about being neighbors with them.”
I have teenage girls... How are we gonna live next to bandits, pardoned killers and rapists?
Photo: The location that will be returned to the new “tree” for the Wagner group
Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, arrived on Monday in Belarus. The news was confirmed through a press release by Belarus leader Lukashenko, though the latter did not provide details and its exact location is still unknown.
According to an independent Belarusian military monitoring group, Beluuski Hajun, Pgozhin met with Lucashenko several times this week to discuss his strength in Belarus. Prigozy's private jet is operating outside the Machulishchy air base near Minsk.
The guards from BYPOL told the Associated Press that they would resist Wagner's fighters stationed in Belarus and that “will seal acts” sabotage in countries where mercenaries are located. However, the proximity of Wagner forces with countries like Poland, Latvia and Lithuania has disturbed NATO members.
Mr. Lukashenko has said that Wagner fighters who do not want to stand under the command of the Russian Defence Ministry can stay at Belarus “for a while at their expense.
Neighboring Baltic countries also expressed concerns about how this would affect security in the region. In a joint statement Wednesday, parliament heads in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania urged the European Union to label Wagner a terrorist group.
