Russian mercenaries may simulate shelling of Belarus by Ukraine

This was reported by the National Resistance Center.

"The mercenaries are divided into 2 groups (80 to 90 people) and have arrived in ​​the village of Krupeyki (Loyew district, Gomel region) to perform tasks. The groups have light armored vehicles and awning trucks at their disposal. The groups are reinforced by engineering units," the message says.

The Center noted that at the same time, Belarus introduced a temporary restriction on entry and exit within the border strip of the Loyew district.

"One of the provocation scenarios is shelling of the territory of Belarus and making it seem as if the Ukrainian Armed Forces did it. It regards those mercenaries who arrived in Belarus on September 20. Then, 300 units of Ukrainian military uniforms, seized by Russian troops from warehouses in the Kherson region, were delivered to HardSevice, Belarusian private security company, where the mercenaries were stationed," the Center reported.

• On December 15, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi said he does not rule out Russia launching an offensive on Kyiv from Belarus. Russia may repeat the attack on Kyiv in January or February 2023. Currently, the aggressor country is training about 200,000 new soldiers. In turn, American military experts assessed the possibility of Belarus joining the war against Ukraine after the meeting between Lukashenko and Putin on December 19.
• On December 19, Putin visited Minsk, where he met with Lukashenko. The head of Russia's Ministry of Defense Shoigu also arrived for a meeting with his Belarusian colleague. After that, American military experts said that the self-proclaimed president of Belarus probably refused the Russian leader to make further integration concessions during the meeting in Minsk.
• On December 20, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that the military of Belarus and Russia had been deployed near the border with Ukraine. And the commander of Ukraine's United Forces, Lieutenant General Serhiy Nayev, emphasized that the level of military threat from Belarus is gradually increasing.