Belarusian forces to be fiercely repulsed in event that they invade Ukraine from north

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA – WEDNESDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2022, 15:17

Mining on the border of Ukraine with Belarus is an exclusively defensive measure; in case of an invasion from the north, the Belarusian Forces will be fiercely repulsed directly at the border with Ukraine.

Source: Ihor Bondarenko, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, during a briefing in Military Media Center on 12 October

Quote: "The logic of Ukraine's actions is necessarily defensive. We have already had reports of a ground invasion by our neighbour to the north [Belarus], the use of its infrastructure and attacks – [because of that] we would not react otherwise.

Losses on the part of the aggressor will be high [in the case of an invasion from the north – ed.], and they will be repulsed directly at the border."

Details: He added that in October, Ukraine is much better prepared for a possible invasion from the north than, for example, it was in June. Bondarenko emphasised that the mining action on the border with Belarus is also only a defensive measure.

"Mining is a measure of a defensive nature. We do it so that the aggressor understands that there will be a rebuff, and a situation like the one [that happened] in February will not repeat, when we expected to observe the practice of good neighbourly relations, but faced a different scenario," he said.

Previously: On 10 October, Anatoliy Lappo, the head of the State Border Committee of Belarus, complained that Ukraine was preparing for a possible attack on his country. In particular, he claimed that Ukraine blew up bridges and mined roadways.

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