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  • Belarus has arrested a group of Russian mercenaries allegedly plotting to destabilise the country ahead of next month's presidential election, state media said on Wednesday, citing law enforcement sources. "Thirty two militants from foreign private military company Wagner were detained" near the capital Minsk, state news agency Belta said, adding that another Russian citizen had been detained at a separate location. The news agency published a list of 33 names of "detained Russian citizens." The announcement came less than two weeks before Belarus holds a tense presidential election on August 9, in which President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking a sixth term despite growing discontent. In the run-up to the vote, Lukashenko has jailed his top election rivals and accused some critics of being in cahoots with Russia. Belta said the authorities had received information that 200 militants had arrived in Belarus "to destabilise the situation during the election campaign." The state news agency did not explain where the remaining suspected militants were. They sported "military style clothing" and carried heavy cases, the news agency added. Belta also said the alleged militants gave themselves away because unlike Russian tourists, they did not drink. "They did not consume alcohol or visit entertainment venues, they kept to themselves in order not to attract attention," the news agency said. The men stayed at one of the country's health resorts where they "carefully studied" the area, Belta added. Belarusian television showed several Russian passports that allegedly belong to the detained men. Russia is the ex-Soviet country's closest political and economic ally but relations have been strained at times. In recent, years Lukashenko has been under increasing pressure to inch closer to Russia but the 65-year-old leader has rejected the idea of outright unification with Moscow. The Wagner group is a shadowy private military firm that is reportedly controlled by an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and promotes Moscow's interests in Ukraine, Syria and Libya. tk-ma/as/bmm
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  • Belarus detains 32 Russian 'militants' ahead of vote: state media
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