Belarus reinforces troops on border with Ukraine

Minsk, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Belarus reinforced the grouping of aviation, anti-aircraft missile and radio-technical troops in the south, bordering Ukraine, the commander of the Air and Anti-Air Force, Andrei Lukyanovich, said on Monday.

August 19, 2024
11:56

The officer explained to STV that the group had already been reinforced in order to increase the possibilities of detecting, repelling and counteracting any aggression in time.

Lukyanovich added that the number of these troops had increased significantly and they are currently on duty on the southern borders of the Slavic nation.

On August 10, Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko declared that some drones flying from Ukraine to Russia had been destroyed over the country’s territory on Sunday.

The head of State ordered to reinforce the groups of soldiers on the border with Ukraine in several tactical directions.

Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Jrenin stated that the decision to reinforce the troops was made “by taking into account the situation in Ukraine and the Kursk region.”

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