Belarus has said it will not enter the war in Ukraine, but Lukashenko has previously ordered his troops to deploy with Russian forces near the Ukrainian border, citing threats from Kyiv and the West.
Russia announced on Thursday that its troops are taking part in regular military exercises in Belarus, amid fears that Moscow is pushing its ally to get more involved in the war in Ukraine.
Belarus has said it will not enter the war in Ukraine, but President Alexander Lukashenko has previously ordered his troops to deploy with Russian forces near the Ukrainian border, citing threats from Kyiv and the West.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that “servicemen of the Western Military District … continue intensive combat training in the ranks of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus.”
The statement added that “combat training takes place both during the day and at night.”
“Conscripts use small arms of all types, as well as mortars; they hone their skills in driving combat vehicles, take courses in psychological obstacles, study military medicine and other sciences.”
Videos posted by the ministry showed Russian soldiers in snow gear training near tanks in a winter landscape and using weapons, including artillery.
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