Lukashenko creates new command near Ukraine and accepts possibility of war

SVITLANA KIZILOVA — THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022, 18:33

Self–proclaimed president of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has said the Armed Forces of Belarus are creating a new operational command – Yuzhnoye, while he started talking about a possible war on the territory of the country.

Source: BelTA

Details: According to Lukashenko, Belarus will allegedly be subjected to "military pressure" from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and NATO troops stationed there. For this reason, he decided to create a separate command to control the south of the country (where the Republic of Belarus borders Ukraine), which will function "in wartime conditions."

Quote from Lukashenko: "We need to work out planning under these conditions if, God forbid, there is a war, and how we will act..."