MINSK, 10 August (BelTA) - The president of Belarus has given instructions to strengthen the groups of forces in Gomel and Mozyr tactical directions, Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin told the media on 10 August, BelTA has learned.
“We regard this as a provocation against the Republic of Belarus,” Viktor Khrenin said. “Given the situation in Ukraine, as well as in Kursk Oblast of Russia, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has given instructions to strengthen the groups of forces in the Gomel and Mozyr tactical directions in order to respond to any possible provocations.”
As BelTA has reported earlier, on 9 August the standby air defense forces detected unidentified air objects traveling from the territory of Ukraine in the direction of the Republic of Belarus. In order to timely suppress a possible violation of the state border in the Belarusian airspace, the designated forces and means were put on high alert in due time. After crossing the state border, the air targets were classified as unmanned aerial vehicles and a command was given to destroy them.
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