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He wagner group will continue on belaruswhere the Russian mercenaries arrived after the failed rebellion last June, despite the loss of their leader’s plane, Yevgeny Prigozhindeclared this Friday the Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko.
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“Wagner is alive and will live in Belarus as much as some do not want it”, assured lukashenkoquoted by the agency BELT.
The Belarusian president downplayed satellite images showing the dwindling camp of Wagner in the country and insisted that the “core” of the group will remain in belarus.
“In a few days, everyone will be here, about 10,000 people”stressed when pointing out that currently some wagnerites “they are on vacation” or living in other places.
According to lukashenkoright now there is no need to have the whole group in belarus.
“Those who need us and need that unity will continue to live here and work with us.“, he claimed.
As stated today on Ukrainian television by the spokesman of the Border Service from that country, Andri Demechenkothe mercenaries of the Wagner group began to “gradually” abandon belarus Simultaneously to the news about the crash of their leader’s plane this Wednesday.
“It is evident that, since August 23, the number (of mercenaries from Wagner in belarus) continues to decreasehe claimed Demechenko.
According to the spokesman for the Ukrainian Border Service, which monitors the presence of Russian mercenaries in Belarus for the possibility of launching an attack from there against Ukrainethe situation on the Ukrainian border with that country allied with Russia in this war this under control.
“We have not identified any unusual actions that may have occurred on the other side” from the border, said Demechenko.
Poland, another border country with belaruswarned, for his part, that Wagner will now be a “greater threat” because he will be under direct orders from the Kremlin.
Source: Elcomercio
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