Belarus moves one-third of its army to Ukraine border, Lukashenko states
Photo: self-proclaimed president of Belarus Oleksandr Lukashenko (kremlin.ru)
Belarus has moved nearly a third of its army to the border with Ukraine, citing the presence of over 120,000 Ukrainian troops in the area, states the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, according to a report by BelTA.
"Seeing their (Ukraine's - ed.) aggressive policies, we have deployed and positioned our military at specific points along the entire border, just as we would in a wartime defense. Moreover, special forces units like Alpha, Almaz, and others — the most well-trained — are operating there, doing their jobs," Lukashenko stated.
He believes that a significant number of Ukrainian troops are stationed along the border with Belarus because they supposedly think that "Putin will attack again from Belarusian territory."
"In response, I was forced to move almost a third of our army to reinforce what was already there," Lukashenko said.
As a reminder, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, previously called for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine amid the Ukrainian military's offensive in the Kursk region.
Ukrainian offensive in Kursk region
On July 6, Ukrainian forces launched an offensive in the Kursk region, taking control of 82 settlements over an area of 1,150 square kilometers. The operation aims to protect Ukraine's border regions from Russian shelling. A military commandant's office has been established in the Kursk region, led by Major General Eduard Moskalev.
Last Friday, Russia claimed that one of the bridges over the Seym River near the village of Glushkovo in the Kursk region was destroyed.
Today, it was reported that Ukrainian aviation has already destroyed a second bridge over the Seym River in the Kursk region.
