MOSCOW, July 17, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Several hundred "experienced" Wagner fighters have arrived in the Central African Republic to secure a referendum on July 30, a Russian private security company said Sunday. Several hundred experienced professionals from the Wagner company are joining the team working in CAR," said the statement. "Russian instructors will continue to aid soldiers in the Central African armed forces to ensure security in anticipation of the constitutional referendum scheduled for July 30." In recent weeks, several foreign sources have said that Wagner fighters were leaving CAR, which the government has denied. Wagner fighters seized Russian army sites and advanced towards Moscow before standing down under a deal struck with Putin and mediated by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, the details of which remain murky.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha July 17, 2023 04:38 UTC