Border guard: number of military of Wagner Group decreasing in Belarus

Andriy Demchenko, a spokesman for the State Border Guard Service, said this on the air of the 'United News' telethon, according to Ukrinform.

"Even before the events of August 23, which took place in the Russian Federation, we recorded that the number of Russian mercenaries in Belarus was decreasing. Not significantly, but gradually the number of mercenaries in Belarus was decreasing. And now it is clear that since the 23rd their number has continued to decrease," the spokesman said.

Demchenko noted that after the events of August 23, the stay of Russian mercenaries in Belarus should be treated differently. He said that, according to the State Border Guard Service, they left for Russia under the pretext of vacation and never returned to Belarus.

According to him, the situation on the border with Belarus is generally under control. "We did not record any unexplained actions that could have taken place on the other side," he added.

As reported, on August 23, a private plane crashed in the Tver region (Russia), with the leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, on board, according to preliminary information.