Belarus is bringing troops and mercenaries of the PMC Wagner to the border with Ukraine. The Foreign Ministry called on them not to make “tragic mistakes” and to withdraw

Under the pretext of exercises, Belarus is bringing its army and military equipment to the border with Ukraine. Mercenaries from the former PMC Wagner were also spotted. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called on Belarusian officials not to make tragic mistakes for their country and withdraw their troops under pressure from Moscow. UNN reports.

“According to the intelligence services of Ukraine, under the pretext of exercises, the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus are concentrating a significant number of personnel, including special forces, weapons and military equipment, including tanks, artillery, missile defense systems, air defense and engineering equipment, in the Gomel region near the northern border of Ukraine. The presence of mercenaries from the former PMC Wagner was also recorded.

“Conducting exercises in the border area and in the immediate vicinity of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant poses a threat to the national security of Ukraine and global security in general,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

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The Ukrainian diplomatic mission called on officials of the Republic of Belarus not to make tragic mistakes for their country under pressure from Moscow. It also called on the armed forces to stop hostile actions and withdraw their troops from the state border of Ukraine to a distance that exceeds the range of Belarusian fire systems.

“We stress that Ukraine has never taken and will not take any unfriendly measures against the Belarusian people.”

We warn that in the event of a violation of the state border of Ukraine by Belarus, our state will take all necessary measures to exercise the right to self-defense guaranteed by the UN Charter. At the same time, all troop concentrations, military facilities and supply routes on the territory of Belarus will be legitimate targets for the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the statement said.

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