MINSK, 17 October (BelTA) – The first few trains carrying Russian military personnel from the Belarus-Russia regional force grouping arrived in Belarus on 15 October, the press service of the Belarusian Defense Ministry told BelTA.
It has been reported that the decision to create the regional force grouping had been made and is being implemented with one goal in mind: to enhance the protection and defense of the state border of the Union State of Belarus and Russia in the territory of the Republic of Belarus. It has been clarified that the decision had been prompted by incessant military activity in the near-border areas of neighboring countries.
