Belarus hosting fewer than 9,000 Russian troops
Belarus last week said its troops would deploy with Russian forces near the Ukrainian border. (AP pic)
MOSCOW: The defence ministry in Minsk today said just under 9,000 Russian troops would be stationed in Belarus as part of a “regional grouping” of forces to protect its borders.
“The first troop trains with Russian servicemen who are part of the (regional grouping) began to arrive in Belarus,” Valeriy Revenko, head of the defence ministry’s international military cooperation department, wrote on Twitter.
“The relocation will take several days.
“The total number will be a little less than 9,000 people.”
More information would be provided at a briefing for military attaches, he added.
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko said last week that his troops would deploy with Russian forces near the Ukrainian border, citing what he said were threats from Ukraine and the west.
MOSCOW: The defence ministry in Minsk today said just under 9,000 Russian troops would be stationed in Belarus as part of a “regional grouping” of forces to protect its borders.
“The first troop trains with Russian servicemen who are part of the (regional grouping) began to arrive in Belarus,” Valeriy Revenko, head of the defence ministry’s international military cooperation department, wrote on Twitter.
“The relocation will take several days.
“The total number will be a little less than 9,000 people.”
More information would be provided at a briefing for military attaches, he added.
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko said last week that his troops would deploy with Russian forces near the Ukrainian border, citing what he said were threats from Ukraine and the west.
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has so far played a smart survival game, supporting RuZia diplomatically and with resources, but not actively getting involved in RuZia's war against Ukraine.
ReplyDeleteIf he actually gets involved in military action, it will lead to the end of his regime.
Wakakakaka… again ranting about yr know-nothing European geopolitical gamesmanship!
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