Belarusian authorities have opened a criminal case against more than 30 Russian private military contractors detained earlier this week, on the charges of plotting terrorist acts, Security Council secretary Andrei Ravkov said Thursday.
The Belarusian State Security Committee, still known by its Soviet-era name KGB, said Wednesday it detained 32 contractors from private Russian military firm Wagner outside Minsk, the country's capital. One more person was reportedly detained in the south of the country. The detained were accused of planning to destabilize Belarus ahead of the presidential election.
"It's necessary to immediately ask the relevant Russian structures to explain what's going on," Lukashenko said. Ravkov said the country's law enforcement is currently searching for more Russian contractors reportedly remaining in Belarus. Peskov said Thursday he is not aware of any private military companies in Russia, adding that "there is no such thing as a private military company in Russian law."
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