{"id":83853,"date":"2023-07-07T13:53:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T13:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/07\/07\/see-the-military-camp-in-belarus-meant-to-host-russias-wagner-forces\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:58:47","slug":"see-the-military-camp-in-belarus-meant-to-host-russias-wagner-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2023\/07\/07\/see-the-military-camp-in-belarus-meant-to-host-russias-wagner-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"See the military camp in Belarus meant to host Russia\u2019s Wagner forces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7000\" height=\"4667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4903\" data-id=\"4903\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188410020869.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188410020869.jpg.jpg 7000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188410020869.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188410020869.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188410020869.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188410020869.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188410020869.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7000px) 100vw, 7000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Journalists examine the Belarusian military on July 7, 2023. (Alexander Zemlianichenko\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7000\" height=\"4667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4930\" data-id=\"4930\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408740281.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408740281.jpg.jpg 7000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408740281.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408740281.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408740281.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408740281.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408740281.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7000px) 100vw, 7000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Belarusian military camp is near Tsel village, about 90 kilometers (about 56 miles) southeast of Minsk, Belarus. (Alexander Zemlianichenko\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7000\" height=\"4667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4945\" data-id=\"4945\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188412005453.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188412005453.jpg.jpg 7000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188412005453.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188412005453.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188412005453.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188412005453.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188412005453.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7000px) 100vw, 7000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Maj. Gen. Leonid Kosinsky speaks to journalists in the Belarusian camp. The officer is an assistant to the country&#8217;s defense minister. (Alexander Zemlianichenko\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7000\" height=\"4667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4953\" data-id=\"4953\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408784907.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408784907.jpg.jpg 7000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408784907.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408784907.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408784907.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408784907.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408784907.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7000px) 100vw, 7000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An indoor view of a tent in the camp, seen July 7, 2023. (Alexander Zemlianichenko\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7000\" height=\"4667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4965\" data-id=\"4965\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408740107.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408740107.jpg.jpg 7000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408740107.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408740107.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408740107.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408740107.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408740107.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7000px) 100vw, 7000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A view of the Belarusian camp on July 7, 2023. (Alexander Zemlianichenko\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8640\" height=\"5760\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4975\" data-id=\"4975\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408790938.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408790938.jpg.jpg 8640w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408790938.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408790938.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408790938.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408790938.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408790938.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8640px) 100vw, 8640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Gen. Leonid Kosinsky, an assistant to Belarus&#8217; defense minister, said that Russia&#8217;s Wagner military contractor could use the camp near Tsel if it relocates to Belarus under a deal that ended mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin&#8217;s abortive mutiny. (Alexander Zemlianichenko\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7000\" height=\"4546\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4986\" data-id=\"4986\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408860540.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408860540.jpg.jpg 7000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408860540.jpg.jpg?resize=300,195 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408860540.jpg.jpg?resize=768,499 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408860540.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,665 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408860540.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,998 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23188408860540.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1330 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7000px) 100vw, 7000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Belarusian military camp is southeast of Minsk, Belarus. (Alexander Zemlianichenko\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NEAR TSEL, Belarus \u2014 The Belarusian military on Friday showed off a field camp it has offered to Russia\u2019s Wagner military contractor if it relocates to Belarus under a deal that ended its mutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maj. Gen. Leonid Kosinsky, an assistant to Belarus\u2019 defense minister, told international reporters that Wagner troops could use the former Belarusian military camp near Tsel, about 90 kilometers (about 56 miles) southeast of Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Journalists were shown rows of empty tents that Kosinsky said could accommodate up to 5,000 troops at the camp in the Asipovichy district that was used by the Belarusian military before it was handed over to the territorial defense forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kosinsky said Wagner representatives haven\u2019t yet inspected the camp to see whether it meets their needs. \u201cWhen the Wagner Group makes a final decision on whether to deploy to Belarus or not, they will see where and how to deploy,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is in Russia and his troops so far have remained at their home camps, raising questions about the deal that ended the extraordinary challenge to President Vladimir Putin\u2019s rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much about the the agreement, which was brokered by Lukashenko, remains murky, and it was not clear if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/07\/06\/belarus-says-wagner-chief-who-staged-mutiny-is-in-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Wagner chief\u2019s presence in Russia<\/a> would violate the deal, which allowed Prigozhin and his mercenaries to move to Belarus in exchange for ending the rebellion and a promise of amnesty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lukashenko\u2019s claim could not be independently verified, but Russian media have reported Prigozhin was recently seen at his offices in Russia\u2019s second-largest city, St. Petersburg. Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday again shrugged off questions about Prigozhin\u2019s whereabouts and refused to comment on whether his presence in Russia would violate the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Belarusian president dismissed suggestions that the mercenaries could attack Ukraine from Belarusian territory, which Russian troops used as a staging ground ahead of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">invasion of Ukraine<\/a> in February 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During their revolt that lasted less than 24 hours, Prigozhin\u2019s mercenaries quickly swept through the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and captured the military headquarters there without firing a shot before driving to within about 200 kilometers of the Russian capital. Prigozhin described it as a \u201cmarch of justice\u201d to oust his longtime foes \u2014 Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and the chief of the military\u2019s general staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, whose handling of the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Wagner fighters faced little resistance and downed at least six military helicopters and a command post aircraft, killing at least 10 airmen. 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