Russians, Belarusian held in Chad return to Moscow, media say


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  • Sunday, 17 Nov 2024

(Reuters) - A group of four Russian and Belarusian nationals, detained in the central African state of Chad for more than a month, flew back to Moscow on Saturday, Russian media reported.

State news agency RIA said the group included Maxim Shugalei, identified as a sociologist but described by Western journalists and institutions, including the European Union, as an official linked to the late head of Russia's Wagner Group, a private army.

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