Belarussian soldier detained in Volyn region

Saturday, 5 March 2022, 03:23

Belarussian paratrooper was detained in Volyn. He claims to side with Ukraine.

Source: Head of the Patrol Police Department of Ukrainian National Police on Facebook

Quote: "A paratrooper from Belarus was detained near Shats’k [a village to the northwest of Kovel]. He waw apprehended by the local residents who then called the border guards...

He claims that he has sided with Ukraine because he does not want to fight us...He disclosed the positions and the number of troops at the border."

Background: The MP from a pro-Russian Opposition Platform — For Life Party Nestor Shufrych was detained by a Territorial Defence battalion for attempting to photograph a checkpoint.