Wagner mercenaries have entered Belarus from Russia, Ukraine Border Guard confirms

15/07/2023 11:24 France 24

A spokesperson for Ukraine's State Border Guard Service said Saturday that it had observed groups of Wagner fighters crossing from Russia into Belarus, after the Belarusian defence ministry said it planned for the mercenaries and Minsk's own armed forces to conduct joint military drills. An independent Belarusian monitoring group said that at least 60 trucks, buses and other large vehicles had crossed into the eastern European country. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

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