7/21/2023 – Wagner Fighters in Belarus ‘Could Conduct Psychological Special Ops’ – Ukraine Military Intel

Yevgeny Prigozhin holding a Russian national flag in front of his soldiers holding Wagner Group’s flags in Bakhmut in May. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP)

From Kyiv Post by Julia Struck: Andrii Yusov told Kyiv Post the situation was being closely monitored but presently they aren’t sufficient numbers of mercenaries to “form aggressive shock troops for attacking Ukrainian territories.”

Wagner fighters newly-arrived in Belarus do not pose an immediate threat of attack against Ukraine but could be “utilized for informational and psychological special operations,” Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) has told Kyiv Post.

Earlier this week, Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was filmed welcoming his fighters to the country in the wake of the failed rebellion against the Kremlin. The exact numbers are unknown but at least nine convoys of men and material have been reported arriving in Belarus.

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