“In #Belarus, law enforcement officers arrested 33 mercenaries from the Russian private military company (PMC) Wagner ... law enforcement received information about 200 militants arriving ‘to destabilize the situation during the election campaign’...” https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/07/29/belarus-arrested-33-russian-mercenaries-outside-of-minsk-today-here-s-what-we-know-so-far
Belarus arrested 33 Russian mercenaries outside of Minsk today. Here’s what we know so far. — Meduza

In Belarus, law enforcement officers arrested 33 mercenaries from the Russian private military company (PMC) “Wagner,” the state-owned Belarusian news agency BelTA reported.

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/07/29/belarus-arrested-33-russian-mercenaries-outside-of-minsk-today-here-s-what-we-know-so-far
They had a lot of very interesting gear with them. This is from footage broadcast on a state media news channel.
They had a lot of very interesting gear with them. This is from footage broadcast on a state media news channel.
They had a lot of very interesting gear with them. This is from footage broadcast on a state media news channel.
They had a lot of very interesting gear with them. This is from footage broadcast on a state media news channel.
They had a lot of very interesting gear with them. This is from footage broadcast on a state media news channel.
Full video.
These are patches the arrested Russians allegedly had on them. The one on the left says something like “we’re all gonna die anyway” in Russian.

The one on the right says “Infidel” (on the forehead of the Punisher skull) in Arabic.
These are patches the arrested Russians allegedly had on them. The one on the left says something like “we’re all gonna die anyway” in Russian. The one on the right says “Infidel” (on the forehead of the Punisher skull) in Arabic.
These are patches the arrested Russians allegedly had on them. The one on the left says something like “we’re all gonna die anyway” in Russian. The one on the right says “Infidel” (on the forehead of the Punisher skull) in Arabic.
This is interesting too. It’s an Islamic morning prayer. My friend I showed it to reckons it might be a Hadith. Maybe one of the arrested was Chechen or something?
Ah. Better translation of the Russian reaper patch. https://twitter.com/abraxasspa/status/1288568022572109825?s=21 https://twitter.com/abraxasspa/status/1288568022572109825
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