Among those detained in Belarus Russians of private military companies (PMCs) Wagner were former battalion writer Zakhar Prilepin, when he was in the Donbas. He told about it URA.RU.
According to him, we are talking about two or three fighters.
“there’s two or three soldiers from my battalion. In fact, if not dozens, then hundreds of people work in PMC and participate in military conflicts”, — said Prilepin.
The writer also doubts that the Russian mercenaries were in Minsk in order to destabilize the situation in the country.
A team of 32 Russians, who were called mercenaries, detained in a sanatorium near Minsk earlier on July 28. According to BelTA, they drew the attention of uncharacteristic for Russian tourists behavior and monotonous clothing in military style. Also one person was arrested in the South of Belarus. It is argued that they all belong to the PMCs Wagner. In their attitude checks, the Investigative Committee of Belarus.
After the killing in Donetsk on 31 August 2018, the first leader of the breakaway Donetsk national Republic (DND) Alexander Zakharchenko battalion Prilepin was subordinated to the Ministry of internal Affairs of the DPR, reported RIA Novosti with reference to Deputy of the people’s Council Vladislav berdichevskiy.
