The Latest Breaking News from Belarus

Russian mercenary group’s future in question after leader exiled to Belarus

At least eight killed and dozens injured after Russian missile hits crowded pizza restaurant in centre of Kramatorsk.

What is a wounded bear to do? Good luck deducing Vladimir Putin’s next move he makes a return to the public eye in the wake of Saturday's aborted march on Moscow by Yevgeny Prigozhin's irregulars. What are the true intentions of the master of the Kremlin? With Belarus's president now…

Russian president says mercenary group was funded by the state, after years of denials, as group’s leader arrives in Belarus as part of deal that ended mutiny

Moscow claims paramilitaries have agreed to hand over weapons after failed Rostov uprising

We would like to hear the views and experiences of Belarusians on recent developments in Russia

Belarus’s president said Yevgeny Prigozhin had arrived in his country, as Vladimir Putin said Russia averted “civil war” after the mutiny by fighters loyal to the mercenary leader.

President Alexander Lukashenko has trumpeted his ‘peacekeeping’ role in quelling the Wagner rebellion in Russia.

Russian president makes address at Kremlin and says that Wagner was entirely financed by state – despite years of denials

There was no immediate identification of who was on board

The mutiny by caterer Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner mercenary army ended on Saturday before it really began. Prigozhin apparently has been persuaded to desist by Alexander Lukashenko, the dictator of Belarus, who agreed to let him move to his country, presumably with part of his fighting force. But his escapade’s consequences…