The disbanding of Wagner’s PMC camp continues in the village of Tsel near Osypovych, as shown by satellite imagery. Since August 23, approximately 60 large military tents have been removed
This is reported by the Belarusian service of Radio Liberty with reference to the Planet Labs service.
It is reported that at least 101 large military tents were dismantled in 23 days of August. In the days leading up to September 9, about 60 were dismantled, with a capacity of about a thousand people.
The beginning of the dismantling of the Wagner camp in the village of Tsel was recorded on a satellite image from August 1. That is, since the beginning of August, at least 160 residential tents out of the approximately 273 that were there have been disbanded. That’s about 3,000 seats for Wagner’s mercenaries, if you count 20 people in a tent.
The image shows that the tents were removed simultaneously in all parts of the camp. In the northern part, some vehicles were moved from the parking lot to the tent site. The reason is currently unknown. At the same time, the number of vehicles has not changed.
In the photo: dismantling the Wagner PMC camp in Belarus
What is known about Wagnerians in Belarus
After the mutiny of Wagner PMC leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in late June, the Kremlin announced the mercenaries’ relocation to Belarus.
On June 27, self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko confirmed the arrival of Yevgeny Prigozhin in the country. According to him, the Wagnerians who arrived with him will not guard the Russian tactical nuclear weapons deployed there. However, Lukashenka emphasized that he expects mercenaries to help in the defense of Belarus. However, the dictator did not specify from whom Belarus intends to defend itself.
On June 29, a satellite detected the erection of a tent camp near Osipovichi in the Mogilev region of Belarus, and on July 3, Russian media published a photo of a suspected camp for Wagnerites.
On July 11, the Belarusian Defense Ministry announced that the Wagnerians would teach the Belarusian army how to fight.
After the death of Wagner PMC leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, mercenaries began to leave Belarus. At the same time, the Russian government said that PMCs will be disbanded and some mercenaries will be offered contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry.
“The Wagner Group will cease to exist. The fighters will be able to go “civilian” or sign a contract with the Defense Ministry. This is an illegal armed group. There should not be any armed people in the state who are not subordinate to the state. As a result, it led to a rebellion. We were on the verge of a civil war,” said Russian State Duma deputy, General Viktor Sobolev.
