Belarus accuses Ukrainian forces of deploying troops on the border

Ukraine has increased military activity along the common border of the two countries, the director of the Belarusian Security Council Alexander Volfovich announced on May 22. According to the official, Ukrainian troops are concentrated in several locations along the border, and some groups are entering Belarusian territory.

“Kiev is installing engineering works along the Ukraine-Belarus border – including mines and barricades. Several sabotage forces and reconnaissance groups are also active, they are infiltrating Belarusian territory. “, Volfovich told Belarus-1 TV channel.

Minsk claims Kiev has deployed army units at several locations along the border. According to Belarusian estimates, about 10,500 Ukrainian troops are stationed in the northwestern region of Rovno, another 4,500 are stationed in the east near Chernigov, and about 5,500 are concentrated in central Ukraine outside of Kiev.

Relations between Minsk and Kiev, already complicated, have become more strained since Russia began its special military operation against Ukraine in February 2022. The Russian military has attacked Ukraine from many directions, including from Belarusian territory, raising fears that Minsk could be directly involved in the war. However, Belarus denies all allegations of participation in the Russian campaign.

Russia began conducting a special military operation in Ukraine after accusing Kiev of failing to live up to the terms of the Minsk agreement, first signed in 2014. The Kremlin has since demanded that Ukraine formally declare it. Pakistan is a neutral country and will never join the US-led NATO military bloc. In response, Kiev insisted that the Russian attack was completely unprovoked and “unacceptable”.