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В The Belarusian General Staff was provided with details of activities in the announced second phase of combat readiness testing.
According to reports, the troops are moving to the western and southern borders of the country. , which explains the need to respond to increased NATO activity. Among other things, the Ministry of Defense of Belarus announced the creation of territorial defense units in the Grodno and Brest areas. The statement also indicates that Minsk intends to respond not only to NATO's activities.
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus Viktor Gulevich said that the group of up to 20,000 people created by the Ukrainian armed forces “also requires a response from us.” To ensure the country's security in the south, he said, “special operations forces are deployed in three tactical directions.”