They have been present in the country since June 2023, at which point there were 8,000 Wagner mercenaries. Wagner almost certainly continues to train Belarusian military and security forces. Read also: Hundreds of Wagner mercenaries still working in Belarus – what are they doing there? It is unlikely that Belarusian dictator Aleksander Lukashenko would use the Wagner mercenaries beyond their current remit. They are involved in the training of Interior Ministry troops but are highly unlikely to participate directly in maintaining domestic or border security in Belarus. Several hundred Wagner Gr…
