Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenkowelcomed Wagner forces into the country after brokering a deal between the Kremlin and mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin last month,ending the group’s failed revolt against Russian military leaders.
The Wagner chief called the mutiny a “march of justice” to oust the top military leaders. The mercenaries faced little resistance and downed at least six military helicopters and a command post aircraft,killing a number of Russian troops.
The revolt posed the most serious threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin during his 23-year rule,eroding his authority and exposing the government’s weakness.
Satellite images show that about 700 vehicles and construction equipment have also arrived in Wagner convoys to Belarus,Belaruski Hajun said.
Prigozhin registered a “real estate management company” in Belarus last week under the name Concord Management and Consulting in Belarus.
Documents analysed by independent Belarusian media outlet reform.by showed that the company’s registered address was in the same village as the Wagner mercenary camp.