Wagner forces turn over weapons, military equipment to Russian forces
Wagner forces are turning over weapons and military equipment to the Russian Armed Forces, the country's defense ministry said Wednesday.
More than 2,000 pieces of equipment and weapons were transferred to the Russian Armed Forces from Wagner forces, including hundreds of tanks, air defense systems, self-propelled artillery mounts, armored personnel carriers and more, the defense ministry said.
Among the equipment, dozens of units have never been used in combat before.
![PHOTO: A view shows howitzers, which were handed over by the Wagner mercenary group to Russia's regular armed forces, according to Russian Defense Ministry, at an undisclosed location, in an image from video, July 12, 2023.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/bfe610a1-902b-4a94-898f-ed7288fbdca1/wagner-howitzers-rt-ps-230712_1689187589198_hpMain_16x9.jpg)
Russian forces also received more than 2,500 tons of various ammunition and about 20,000 small arms, the defense ministry said.
Separately, the Belarusian Interior Ministry has "begun talks seeking to invite Wagner Group members to train its troops," Interfax, a Russian news agency, reported Wednesday.
-ABC News' Ellie Kaufman