Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus, according to a report by Belta, the country's national news agency. Prigozhin, a 62-year-old former convict who became Russia's most powerful mercenary, was last seen in public when he left Rostov-on-Don on Saturday.
According to a CNN report, Lukashenko warned Prigozhin that if he continued his march into the Russian capital, his soldiers would be obliterated. Lukashenko also revealed additional information regarding his discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prigozhin over the weekend.
The Belarusian military can benefit from the combat experience of the Wagner Group fighters, as they can report on which weapons worked well and how attack and defense could be conducted successfully. Lukashenko emphasized that the Belarusian military can benefit from the combat experience of the Wagner Group fighters, as they could report on which weapons worked well and how attack and defense could be conducted successfully.
Prigozhin, in an audio message published on Monday, said that the march was a demonstration of protest and not intended to overthrow power. He claimed that about 30 of his fighters died in the Russian army's attack on the mercenary group on Friday. The attack came days before Wagner was scheduled to leave its positions on June 30 and hand over equipment to the Southern Military District in Rostov.
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