The senior commander known by his nom de guerre "Marx", Wagner's chief of staff, said in the post that a total of 78,000 Wagner men had participated in what he cast as "the Ukrainian business trip", 49,000 of them prisoners. But if accurate they give an insight into the extent of the losses both sides are suffering in the Ukraine war - and of the continued strength of one of the world's most battle-hardened mercenary forces. Reuters could not confirm what looks like the most detailed breakdown of Wagner numbers for several months. Wagner has lost 22,000 of its men in the Ukraine war while 40,000 have been wounded and up to 10,000 fighters will end up in Belarus, according to a post by a senior commander which was republished by Wagner's Telegram channel.
Putin said the fighters could either leave for Belarus, come under the command of the defence ministry or go back to their families.
MERCENARY PLANSĪ deal was struck on June 24 under which the mercenaries would move to Belarus in return for charges against them being dropped. Russia rejects that interpretation and says the Russian people have rallied around Putin and the military.
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