In July last year, Belarusian security forces detained 33 suspected Russian mercenaries and signaled the Kremlin to send them to stoke anti-government tensions in the country ahead of the presidential elections. But CNN is now revealing startling details of what former Ukrainian intelligence officials say was a frustrated Ukraine-led operation to capture and imprison Russian mercenaries linked to war crimes. International correspondent Matthew Chance has an exclusive report.
The extraordinary secret plan to lure suspected war criminals out of Russia
2021-09-08T21:23:57.127Z
In July last year, Belarusian security forces detained 33 suspected Russian mercenaries and signaled the Kremlin to send them to stoke anti-government tensions in the country ahead of the presidential elections.