mercenaries wagner group They have already started training Belarusian soldiers are in a camp near the town of Osipovichi, 230 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, the Belarusian Ministry of Defense reported on Friday.
“Located near Osipovichi regional defense training” refers to a Defense message on Telegram stating that local troops are being trained in some military disciplines by “instructors from the private military company Wagner”.
The defense also released a video of the training, with some of its soldiers commenting on the mercenaries. “They took part in acts of war, and this is of course a very useful experience For our Belarusian Army, which has not been in a real conflict since the (Soviet) war in Afghanistan,” said one soldier. very prepared peopleHe who knows what he is doing can teach us a lot. It’s a very useful tool,” said another.
Another Belarusian soldier assured that the army “must carry out such preparations” today. “We are very motivated and ready to defend the homeland“, He claimed.
This week, the Belarusian Ministry of Defense announced that it plans to take advantage of Wagner’s arrival in the country. perform an “exchange of experience” Between the Belarusian regular army and the Russian paramilitary forces. A week ago, Belarusian authorities reported that Wagner’s mercenaries, who were to relocate to that country after the failed June 24 uprising, were still not at the base offered by Minsk.
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has previously said that the Wagner Group is “the most experienced in combat” unit and “can serve the defense of Belarus in case the country is attacked”.