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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Yuras Karmanau

Monitoring group says thousands of Wagner mercenaries have arrived in Belarus since failed uprising

Belarusian Defense Ministry via VoenTV

Thousands of Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries have arrived in Belarus since the group’s short-lived rebellion, a military monitoring group said Monday.

Between 3,450 and 3,650 soldiers have traveled to a camp close to Asipovichy, a town 230 kilometers (140 miles) north of the Ukrainian border, according to Belaruski Hajun, an activist group that tracks troop movements within the country.

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