Belarus deployed about 1,500 troops to border with Ukraine, media says
Photo: Belarus has deployed about 1,500 troops to the border with Ukraine (Getty Images)
In December, Belarus moved units of the Armed Forces to the border with Ukraine, which had previously been withdrawn from there. About 1,500 troops are now stationed there, according to the monitoring group Belaruski Gayun.
According to Gayun, in December, units of the Armed Forces of Belarus, which had been withdrawn from there in September-October, were redeployed to the border with Ukraine.
The units were deployed to the Stolin, Lelchitsa, Mozyr, and Gomel districts of Belarus, among others:
- 11th Brigade - to the Stolin and Lelchitsa districts;
- 120th Brigade. - on the outskirts of Zyabrawka and Bokiv airfields;
- 147th Regiment - battery of the Osa-AKM air defense system (location is unknown).
The exact time of the deployment of the units is unknown. However, the number of Belarusian troops on the border with Ukraine may be 1500.
At the same time, the spokesperson for the operational and tactical group of troops Siversk Vadym Mysnyk said during the telethon that the Ukrainian military is monitoring the operational situation in the border area in neighboring countries.
“We have built a unified defense system on both the Belarusian and Russian borders, and we do not see any dramatic changes on the part of Belarus,” said Mysnyk.
He also emphasized that such exercises took place in Belarus last year. In particular, numerous combat readiness checks and exercises, when tens of thousands of Belarusian reservists were drafted into military units.
“But we also take this factor into account and prepare for any scenario, so we cannot ignore it,” the spokesperson added.
Mysnyk did not name the exact number of Belarusian military personnel currently undergoing training in Belarus, noting that the enemy also carefully monitors all open sources of information. Therefore, the awareness of the Ukrainian military is also very important to him.
He also added that the exercises are not limited to the Gomel region, but are also taking place in other areas.
Situation on border with Belarus
Belarus is increasing its military presence on the border with Ukraine.
Units of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus were redeployed to Stolin, Lelchytsia, Mozyr, and Gomel districts.
At the end of December, an Il-76 military transport aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces flew from Russia to Belarus.
The Center for Countering Disinformation noted that there is currently no threat of invasion of regular Belarusian troops from its territory into Ukraine. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are controlling the situation on the border.
Belarus will hold military exercises near the border with Ukraine. They will last until January 31.
