«Lotos» Elizarov from PMC «Wagner» announced the timing of the transfer of fighters to Belarus
One of the Wagner PMC commanders gave an interview to Russian military August, the fighters were sent on vacation. Further, according to him, a transition to Belarus will be made.
As follows from the publications, the Lotos commander, his real name is Anton Elizarov, spoke to the military commanders. The head of the PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, previously stated that it was Lotos who commanded the capture of Soledar.
«The most difficult thing is access to Belarus,» said Lotos.
According to him, «it is necessary to prepare bases, training grounds», as well as coordinate actions with local authorities and «organize interaction with the law enforcement agencies of Belarus.»
Earlier, the Belarusian authorities stated that they did not yet know the timing of the arrival of the Wagnerites. President Alexander Lukashenko said that no camps for PMCs would be built and that the fighters would have to provide for their own living. Lukashenko pointed out that his country is ready to provide only the territory for the camp — for example, an empty military unit.