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The UK has urged its citizens not to visit Ukraine, especially the areas bordering Belarus. However, now there is no information that Belarus is preparing for provocations on the border. Alexander Azarov, the founder of ByPol, an initiative made up of former Belarusian law enforcement officers, told Channel 24. He suggested that this could be related to certain statements of the “self-appointed” President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.

We have verified this information. There are no reliable data that actions or provocations are carried out on the Ukrainian border. Apparently, all of this is related to statements by Lukashenko and senior Belarusian officials about nuclear weapons, war preparations, and a possible attack on Lithuania

– He told.

According to the “Belarusian Gajun” observation group, in June-July 2024, the territorial troops will hold exercises in the Maszkuszki district of Minsk. According to preliminary information, it is planned to call up 130 people from the reserves.

Alexander Azarov believes that this is not preparation for war. Territorial defense forces were established in Belarus in the early 2000s, and when Russia’s infiltration from Belarusian territory into Ukraine began, they began to hold regular exercises there.

Eight such exercises have been held since the beginning of the year. We talked to the military committees of the districts, who said that there is not enough money. Only a few teams hold such practices in their area. In Belarus, there is no money to keep it in every district. Therefore, there is nothing scary here either

he explained.

In Peramoga-terv

“Belaruszki Gyun” reports that the “Vicaz” special purpose detachment was formed in Vitebsk on the basis of the 7th separate special police brigade. The detachment became the thirteenth such unit in the structure of internal troops. The Vitebsk region was the last without a special purpose detachment.

The founder of ByPol ​​suggested that this was Lukashenka’s response to the opposition’s plan to overthrow him called “Peramoga” (Hungarian for victory – ed.) and Kastus Kalinowski Polk’s statement calling on Belarusians to be ready to liberate their state from dictatorship and occupation.

“The Peramoga plan and the invasion of Belarusian volunteers from the territory of Ukraine envisage military operations in populated areas. This is how the regime reacts to it, creating groups to eliminate, as they say, “terrorist groups” and “groups of saboteurs,” Azarov believes.

Belarus has added a clause to its military doctrine that allows it to join Russia in its war against Ukraine. At the same time, the self-appointed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko assures that the Kremlin is not inclined to launch a military action against our country

he added.

According to Belarusian opposition activist Pavel Latuszko, legally, this Belarusian military doctrine prescribes the rules of behavior when attacking an allied country. He noted that any act of aggression against a member of the EU state, which includes Belarus and Russia, obliges the partner country to send troops to help.