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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation detained four commanders of Wagner PEC in Syria - the media

According to journalists, the Russian military police visited the representative offices of the Wagner PEC. The mercenaries were arrested in Es-Suvide and at Khmeimim. The Russian Federation Military Police, which belongs to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, detained four mercenaries of the Private Military Company "Wagner". This was reported by Saudi TV channel Al-Hadath with reference to its sources. It is reported that it is about persons who occupied high posts in the PEC.

One of the "Wagnerians" was detained in Syrian Es-Suvide. Three more "high -ranking commanders" were arrested at Khmeimim. According to media reports, the Russian military police also visited the Wagner PEC in Syrian cities Deir Ez-Zor, HAM and Damascus. At the same time, journalists did not name the reason for the detention. It is also unknown whether they have arrests with the recent military rebellion of the founder of the Wagner PEC Yevgeny Prigogine.

There was no official confirmation or refutation of this information by the Russian Federation. We will remind that on June 25, the Kremlin Prescribe Dmitry Peskov stated that the Russian authorities will not pursue those "Wagner" who took part in the military rebellion The coup in the Russian Federation refused Vladimir Putin from the "brutal decision", insisting on negotiations with Yevgeny Prigogin.