Founder of PMC Mar identified among those detained in Belarus
Among the Russian fighters detained in Belarus, it seems, was the founder of the Mar PMC, Alexey Marushchenko, known for helping the Donbass militia.
International journalist Abbas Juma writes about this on his blog, having studied footage distributed by the Belarusian media, where the similarity of the tattoos of one of the detainees with the drawings on Marushchenko’s body is visible, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Exactly. PMC "Mar". Moreover, it seems that the founder himself was arrested. According to some reports, he was taking people to Libya to fight for Sarraj,” Juma said.
Military correspondent Igor Dimitriev explained why PMC fighters, among whom were former Donbass militias, could be sent abroad through Belarus, and not from the territory of the Russian Federation, where, despite quarantine, military aircraft continue to fly to the Middle East.
“Since 2017, it is prohibited to transport citizens of Ukraine and other countries on military aircraft. Exceptions are made by special agreement. I don’t think the situation has changed much in three years. And military flights do not operate on all routes.
Strong men with rich life experience fly to various less hot places. For example, to protect ships. In these cases, the accepted practice is the same as for ordinary sailors. Civil flights to the port of embarkation,” explains Dimitriev.
Belarusian media reported today that 32 militants allegedly belonging to the Russian PMC “Wagner” were detained near Minsk tonight. The operational footage shows that among the belongings of the detainees there is Sudanese currency and telephone cards, leaflets in Arabic and jihadist patches. At the same time, Belarusian state television claims that the arrivals wanted to destabilize the situation before the presidential elections.
A few days ago, Alexander Lukashenko, visiting a special forces brigade, said that to incite Maidan, “professional military men, bandits, they are specially trained, mainly within the framework of PMCs around the world and earn a lot of money from provocations in certain states” will be transferred to the country. .
Observers believe that Lukashenko's position in the upcoming presidential elections on August 9 is very uncertain. He may lose to the alternative candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
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