Wagner Training Belarusian Troops, Government Confirms, As Russia Withdraws Almost All Forces – ZeroHedge 7/15/23

Source: ZeroHedge.com

That escalated quickly: following the Wagner mutiny events of June 23-24 which resulted in Yevgeny Prigozhin being briefly exiled to Belarus (though there are indicators he’s already back in Russia living as a free man), Wagner mercenaries have not only set up shop on Belarusian soil but are now training regular soldiers of the Belarusian army.

According to a Friday statement of the Belarusian defense ministry, Wanger fighters are giving formal instruction to soldiers at a base near Osipovichi, just over 50 miles south of the capital of Minsk.

“Wagner fighters acted as instructors in a number of military disciplines,” the ministry announced. It described, “The conscripts master the skills of moving on the battlefield and tactical shooting, gaining knowledge in engineering training and tactical medicine.”…

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