Tag: Belarus

The Polish Border Guard Service has reported that more than 24 foreign nationals attempted to cross the Belarusian-Polish border last night. The group targeted border surveillance equipment including at least two EO/IR cameras. 17 of the group were arrested near Czeremcha. https://twitter.com/straz_graniczna/status/1727662990684467391?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA The announcement reads below: ”Yesterday, 28 attempts to illegally cross...

The Polish government accused Belarus of violating its airspace on Tuesday following reports of residents witnessing helicopters with Belarusian insignia flying overhead. Poland summoned the Belarusian diplomat and "issued a firm protest and called on the Belarusian side to immediately and in detail explain the incident." Defense Minister Mariusz B?aszczak...

During his first public appearance and speech since the mutiny last month, Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin addressed crowds of Wagner fighters at their new base in Belarus, during which he pledged to back the Belarusian military in combat. https://twitter.com/Mike_Eckel/status/1681661356427079680?s=20 "We have fought enough. We did a lot for Russia. What...

Wagner troops continue their move into Belarus after their short-lived mutiny last month. According to a Belarusian activist group monitoring troop movements, over 100 vehicles displaying Russian flags and Wagner insignia entered Belarus on Monday, heading towards a field camp provided by Belarusian authorities. https://twitter.com/Jack_Mrgln/status/1680942897074454530?s=20 The convoy, made up of heavy trucks,...

Over the course of this evening in Minsk local time, Belarusian dictator and illegitimately elected President Alexander Lukashenko made a number of notable comments about Wagner PMC group and about their involvement in an armed uprising led by Wagner leader and old Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin. First, he announced...

A jet, connected to Wagner PMC leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, landed in Belarus on Tuesday, potentially carrying him into exile following his mutiny against the Russian military. In the past hour, an Embraer Legacy 600 jet, bearing identification codes matching those associated with Prigozhin in US sanctions documents, descended to a...