This handout picture posted on July 20, 2023 on the Telegram channel of the Belarusian Defence Ministry shows what is said a joint training of PMC Wagner fighters with Belarusian special forces servicemen at the Brestsky military ground. - Belarus said on July 20, 2023 that instructors from mercenary force Wagner have begun training the ex-Soviet country's special forces, nearly a month after an aborted rebellion in Russia. Wagner, which played a key role in the Ukraine offensive, sought to topple Russia's military leadership during its brief rebellion last month, before backing down. Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko offered Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin refuge in Belarus and said his army would benefit from the combat experience of Wagner commanders.
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