Belarus transfers military equipment to Ukraine’s border

On August 11, the Belarusian Ministry of Defense announced that it was sending additional military equipment to the regions bordering Ukraine.

This was announced in the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus, the Zerkalo portal cites.

The ministry noted that the units of one of the mechanized units "have been put in readiness to carry out assigned tasks."

"Military personnel load military equipment onto railway transport and start marching in a combined way to the designated areas," the agency said in a statement.

What's going on?

On August 10, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Oleksandr Lukashenko, said that Ukraine allegedly violated the country's airspace, but all targets were shot down by Belarusian air defense. Currently, Belarus is going to strengthen the regions bordering Ukraine.

He claims that at an altitude of 1.5 kilometers and a range of 6.5 kilometers, the country's air defense forces destroyed several targets over the territory of Belarus. The search for what was destroyed continues.

He also stated that such actions allegedly showed that the Ukrainians were not ready for any kind of peace." Lukashenko also mentioned the fighting in the Kursk region—he says that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have advanced 30 to 35 km.

Currently, Belarus is going to strengthen the regions bordering Ukraine. Troops will be sent there. According to the Minister of Defense of Belarus, Viktor Khrenin, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, allegedly ordered to strengthen the grouping of troops in the Gomel and Mozyr regions, which border the northern regions of Ukraine.

Moreover, the temporary chargé d'affaires of Ukraine in Belarus, Olha Tymush, was summoned to the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with a note of protest regarding the alleged violation of Belarus's state border by Ukrainian drones.

It is worth reminding that on the night of July 31, Belarus witnessed the largest attack by Shahed kamikaze drones during the entire monitoring period. No less than five Russian attack drones flew into the airspace of the Belarus. However, Lukashenko did not react to such an incident of his ally.