Troops will have to move quickly to “predetermined areas” and build bridges across rivers as well as secure “an objective on the southern border”
THE Belarus put one of its military units in the south on alert today, as part of surprise drills in order to assess the combat readiness of armed forcesn, announced the secretary of the country’s Security Council.
“The inspections will be wide-ranging and will be conducted without prior announcement by the leadership of the armed forces,” Alexander Volfovich said in a video message posted by the defense ministry.
The surprise inspection is the latest in a series of drills and other military actions by Belarus that have worried neighboring Ukraine.
Wolfowitz said the inspections would include almost all the commands of the armed forces but initially those units that would be the first to be called upon to take action in the event of any escalation “either at the borders of Belarus or inside the country”.
In that context, a military unit was tasked with securing “a target on the southern border,” he continued, adding that the missions were determined by analysis of what Russia calls “special military operation» in Ukraine.
Belarus’ defense ministry said earlier that the exercise would require soldiers to move quickly to “predetermined areas” and build bridges in the Neman and Berezina rivers, in western and eastern Belarus.
“During this period, the movement of military equipment and personnel and the temporary one is planned restriction on movement (transportation) of citizens on certain roads and areas,” he added.
Belarus insists it will not get involved in the war Ukraine although President Alexander Lukashenko allowed Russia to invade Ukrainian territory from Belarus on February 24. In October he ordered the army to deploy alongside Russian forces near the Ukrainian border.
Western military analysts say Belarus’ small army lacks the power and experience to make a decisive difference, but the risk that it could intervene from the north is another headache for Ukraine, which is focused on fighting Russian forces in the south and east
State-run Belta news agency also reported that former Air Force Deputy Commander Andriy Lukyanovich took over as head of the Corps after his predecessor retired due to age.
Moreover, Lukashenko handed over the foreign ministry to Sergei Aleynik after the sudden death of Vladimir Makei last month. Authorities have not yet released the cause of death for 64-year-old Mackay.
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