According to a message posted by the Belarusian Ministry of Defense’s on Wednesday, the Belarusian army has initiated an unannounced examination of its Reaction Force in preparation for the movement of a considerable amount of military equipment.
The statement said, “A surprise inspection of the Reaction Force has begun in the Armed Forces of Belarus, during which military units and subunits will have to work on the issues of getting ready, marching to designated areas and performing combat training tasks.”
“The purpose of the inspection is to assess the readiness and ability of personnel to quickly respond to a possible crisis situation.”
Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, the spokesperson of Ukraine’s defense ministry said, “The Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus are strengthening certain units at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border in Brest and Gomel regions.”
He added, “Demonstrative and provocative actions along the state border with Ukraine are not ruled out in the future.”
“As you know, today the Russian army is using the territory of the Republic of Belarus as a springboard for the attack on Ukraine. In fact, due to this, Russian units were able to appear in the suburbs of the capital so quickly,” emphasized Motuzyanyk.
