Mercenary fighters of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner group are preparing to move to Belarus under the terms of a deal that defused their mutiny against Russia's military leadership, a senior commander of the group was quoted as saying.
Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo's Wagner group are preparing to move to Belarus under the terms of a deal that defused their mutiny against Russia's military leadership, a senior commander of the group was quoted as saying.
to fight in Ukraine - were given the option to move with him to Belarus, join Russia's regular armed forces, or go home.on Thursday that Prigozhin and thousands of his fighters were still in Russia, raising questions about the deal's implementation. Yelizarov said there had been no attempt by Russia's security forces to "hit" Wagner fighters since the mutiny.
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