The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus has initiated a readiness assessment of military units within the armed forces, National Resistance Center of Ukraine reports.
This assessment involves the relocation of personnel to designated areas, including border regions adjacent to Ukraine, where combat shooting drills, military vehicle maneuvers and temporary restrictions on civilian traffic along public roads and regional territories will be implemented.
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Reports suggest that russian federation instructors are overseeing the training; however, they are not receiving support from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus personnel.
Colonel Igor Kryuchkov, commander of a distinct unit within the Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus, expressed discontent with the behavior of russian military instructors, including members of the Wagner Group, toward Belarusian border guard special unit personnel in private conversations with colleagues.
The presence of russian instructors indicates the Kremlin’s continued interest in potentially leveraging Belarusian military forces for its own objectives.
It’s noteworthy that Belarus has been conducting military exercises since the start of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, aiming to exert pressure on Ukrainian military and political leadership.
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