Belarus Hands Over 32 Detained Wagner PMC Fighters to Russia
One more fighter remains in Belarus.
Belarus has handed over 32 Wagner private military company fighters detained on its territory on July 29 to Russia. The press service of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office reported this on site.
“32 citizens of the Russian Federation, who were previously detained on the territory of Belarus, crossed the state border of the Russian Federation and are currently on the territory of Russia. The 33rd citizen of Russia, who also has Belarusian citizenship, remained on the territory of the Republic of Belarus,” the Prosecutor General's Office said.
It is noted that the transfer of the fighters was “carried out in strict accordance with the norms of international law and national legislation” of Russia and Belarus. The competent Russian authorities will continue to deal with the situation.
On July 29, Belarus announced the detention of 33 fighters of the Russian private military company Wagner near Minsk. Among them are at least 3 people who took part in military operations in Donbas.
The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine had asked the Prosecutor General's Office of Belarus to extradite the fighters detained near Minsk.
On August 5, Zelensky personally asked Lukashenko to hand over to Ukrainian authorities the detained fighters.
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