They still do not rule out the possibility that the Republic of Belarus troops will join the Russian occupation forces in the war.
of Ukraine, namely Sumy and Chernihiv. Because of this, in order to prevent a repeat attack by the occupiers, the State Border Service decided to strengthen the defense of the entire northern border of our country.
“Recently, we have recorded an increase in shelling in the Sumy region, but Chernihiv region is also added to it. At the same time, the defense forces of Ukraine and border guards are strengthening these directions in order to prevent a repeated invasion of units of the armed forces of the Russian Federation,” he said during telethon, adding that there is currently no enemy strike group that could launch a new invasion.
The border with Belarus will also be strengthened, since the regime of Alexander Lukashenko has supported Russian aggression since the first days of a full-scale invasion. Demchenko noted that “this direction is very important.”
“Also, the border with the Republic of Belarus is being strengthened, because we understand that this country supports the Russian Federation in the war waged against Ukraine. And neither the Armed Forces nor the border guards have ever ruled out that the military units of this country could join before the war with Russia,” he said.
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Remember, the General Staff reported that military exercises will be held in Belarus from September 8 to 14 together with the Russian Federation and the CSTO countries. It is not excluded that there the military will practice the probable capture of three regions of Ukraine – Volyn, Rivne and Zhytomyr. However, the president's office stated that it is better for the Belarusian the military and those who support the invasion of the Russian Federation, to practice how they will surrender to the Armed Forces.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of the Russian Federation declares that there is still a high probability of launching missile strikes on Ukraine from the territory of Belarus. As for a possible offensive from there, such a scenario is currently considered unlikely by intelligence.
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