"Wagner mercenaries' training in Belarus hampers Ukraine's slow counteroffensive progress"

The Ukrainian counteroffensive is progressing slowly, with troops advancing nearly two kilometers in a week in the Melitipol region, facing strong Russian opposition. Meanwhile, the Wagner private military company is training Belarusian soldiers in Belarus, as many of its mercenaries ended up there after a failed coup. The Pentagon states that while the Wagner group as a whole is not fighting in Ukraine anymore, many members have stayed in the occupied regions.