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Instructors from Russia train Belarusian servicemen for military operations

12 March, 2023 Sunday
18:30

Belarusian opposition activist and former Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Sannikov says that Russian soldiers who went to war in the most difficult Ukrainian areas are now sharing their significant combat experience with Belarusian forces

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He said this on Espreso TV. 

“Lukashenko spends his budgets not on the needs of the population or the army, but only on the maintenance of the special services and punitive bodies, which live well. The military began to live well in technical terms when Russia began preparing for the war, conducting large-scale maneuvers, and when the war started. However, the disturbing information is that those untrained soldiers, the military personnel of Belarus are now being trained for military operations by instructors from Russia who have already gone through the war, have gone as invaders through the most difficult areas in Ukraine, have gained quite serious experience and are now sharing it with the military of Belarus,” the Belarusian opposition leader said. 

Andrei Sannikov noted that, at first glance, there seems to be no accumulation of troops and equipment on the part of Belarus, but when you add up all the factors, you can see that the tension has not decreased, but is increasing on the border with Ukraine.

  • On March 9, the Belarusian Hajun project monitoring group reported that  the Russian army's military exercises in Belarus were extended until March 20.

  • Also, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense informed that Russia is preparing a large-scale provocation on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border.

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