Russia Rebellion: After the rebellion of the private army Wagner in the world’s largest country Russia (RUSSIA), news has come that now Wagner’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has fled to Belarus. Yevgeny Prigozhin is the same military officer who once used to be special to Russian President Vladimir Putin and was fighting in Ukraine. However, being angry with the Russian army and government, Prigozhin declared a rebellion, and tried to reach Moscow with thousands of his soldiers for the coup.
According to the state media of Belarus, the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told about the safe entry of Yevgeny Prigozhin into Belarus. In his address, Lukashenko said that he had warned Prigozhin that if he continued his march on the Russian capital, his troops would be annihilated. Lukashenko reportedly told Prigozhin during a conversation on Saturday that “halfway through you will be crushed like a worm.”
Belarus President confirms Prigozhin has left Russia
In his address, Lukashenko also revealed additional details about his discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prigozhin, adding that his discussions with Wagner’s chief lasted all day Saturday. The President of Belarus further said that our country is currently not building camps for mercenaries (Wagner Group) on its soil. However, they have given some undeveloped area inside Belarus to Wagner Group.
“Prigozhin was at the forefront of the attacking troops. And, he will tell us what is important to do now,” President Lukashenko said, according to Belarus’ news agency Belta. Fighters can report which weapons work well and how to attack and defend successfully, he said. According to CNN’s report, Belarus President Lukashenko has said that the Belarusian army can benefit from the war fighting experience of Wagner Chief’s fighters. Lukashenko said, “Their experience is very valuable. We have to get it from the Wagner fighters.”
‘We went to protest, not to overthrow the government’
After the uprising in Russia, Russian President Putin thanked the security guards, saying that they “prevented a possible civil war in Russia” by suppressing the mutiny by Wagner’s troops. On the other hand, on the attempted coup, Wagner’s Chief Prigozhin said in an audio message on Monday that the march was a protest and its aim was not to overthrow power. “We started our march because of injustice. We went to protest, not to overthrow the country’s power,” Prigozhin said in an audio message, Al Jazeera reported.
Prigozhin also said in another audio message that about 30 of his fighters were killed in the Russian army’s attack on Wagner troops last Friday. They said the attack happened days before Wagner left his post on June 30 and handed over equipment to the Southern Military District in Rostov. According to CNN, Prigozhin claimed in a new audio message, “Overnight, we walked 780 kilometers (about 484 miles). Two hundred kilometers (about 125 miles) were to walk to reach Moscow.”
