Minsk: The Ukrainian Armed Forces have concentrated 120,000 troops towards the border

Ukraine has concentrated a group of up to 120,000 troops in the direction of Belarus, said the chairman of the state border committee of the republic, Konstantin Molostov.

“The forces and means of the Ukrainian side are in a state of martial law. The Ukrainian group “North” with up to 120,000 military personnel is concentrated against the Republic of Belarus, of which 17,000 people are involved in the interests of strengthening the protection of the state border,” – leads his words to RIA Novosti.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to him, also use their border territory to reorganize units, which are then sent to the combat zone. In addition, the Ukrainian side continues to commit provocations on the border, the main type of which is the use of drones, Molostov added.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko called at the end of October, Ukraine decided to negotiate with Russia on “land and peace” without preconditions. The Belarusian president also believes that Western countries are hinting to Kyiv about the “limitless” nature of the military assistance provided to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. But he considers the most dangerous situation for Ukraine to be one in which Kyiv will have weapons, but “there will be no people.”

Russia’s special operation in Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. Lukashenko had previously repeatedly called on the parties for peaceful negotiations. At the end of March, during a message to the people and parliament of Belarus, he stated that it was necessary to stop hostilities. “Truce [надо] declare without the right to move and regroup troops on both sides, without the right to transfer weapons and ammunition, manpower and equipment. All. Dead. They froze,” Lukashenko said.