Zelensky calls to strengthen border with Belarus

President Volodymyr Zelensky convened another meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander–in–Chief to address the situation at the front and any potential threats from Belarus.

The head of state announced this on Telegram.

"A meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. Reports of commanders Zaluzhny, Syrsky, Tarnavsky, Nayev. The situation on the battlefield and moving forward. Strengthening our operations with additional artillery systems and shells," Zelensky said.

Also, according to him, there was a separate report by the Main Directorate of Intelligence, the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the State Border Service of Ukraine on the situation in Belarus.

The President assured that the situation in the Republic of Belarus is under the constant control of the Ukrainian side.

"At the direction of the Headquarter's Chief of Staff Zaluzhny and Commander of the "North" Operational–Strategic Group of Troops Nayev, a list of measures have been set in motion to bolster this front," Zelensky informed.

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On June 23, the leader of the Wagner Private Military Company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announced a démarche against the Russian military leadership, particularly against the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu. Oleksandr Lukashenko held talks with Prigozhin, after which he announced that the group's fighters were returning to the field camps.

On Tuesday, Lukashenko confirmed Prigozhin's arrival in Belarus. Putin, in turn, said that the Wagner mercenaries could sign a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense or go to Belarus.

President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that the contingent of the Wagner PMC in Belarus will be insignificant since the Ukrainian defense forces have already destroyed more than 20,000 Wagner mercenaries.