Belarus: Military mobilization exercises to be held near Ukrainian border

Belarus will hold mobilization exercises in June and July in the Gomel region, the state-run BelTA news agency reported on Monday.

The said region is located on the border with Belarus and borders Ukraine to the south and areas of the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl region. To the east, it borders Russia.

From June 22nd to July 1st, scheduled exercises will be held with the participation of military commands and formations, as reported by the state news agency BelTA, citing Andrei Krivonosov, military commissar of the Gomel region.

“Military exercises of this kind are traditionally carried out to increase the combat capability and operational readiness of military administrations, but also to improve military knowledge, as well as the practical skills of military personnel,” BelTA reported. , citing Krivonosov.

From June 28th to July 16th, exercises will be held at the level of regional defense formations.

Belarus is a close ally of Russia and announced in March that its military was not taking part in what Moscow called a “special military operation” in Ukraine, but was a springboard for Russia to invade Ukrainian territory on the 24th. February.

SOURCE: AMPE

Source: Capital

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