Ambassador of Ukraine in London: Kyiv withdrew part of the troops to the border with Belarus

The Armed Forces of Ukraine were forced to withdraw part of their forces to the border with Belarus, as they fear an offensive from there, declared Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK Vadym Prystaiko in an interview with Sky News.

“We are worried, we are forced to keep our forces in northern Ukraine, withdraw them from the front line, to be sure that they do not come, do not cut the line that connects us with the West,” he said.

Earlier today, Oleg Salyukov, Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Russian Armed Forces, made a working trip to Belarus, where at one of the training grounds heard reports on the conduct of combat coordination as part of a regional grouping of troops.

On October 10, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko announced the increased threats that come from Western countries against Belarus. In particular, he claimed that Kyiv was working on opening a second front on the border with the republic. In this regard, Russia and Belarus agreed to deploy a joint regional group of troops. Lukashenka instructed to deploy a small part of the Russian military in the territory of the republic. On October 31, the Belarusian leader signed a decree on the establishment of joint combat training centers with Russia for the military of the two countries.

In addition, from October to December, a scheduled check of the credentials of those liable for military service took place in Belarus, while Lukashenka denied rumors about a possible mobilization in the republic.