Military conducts exercises near Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, training to repel offensive from Belarus
The Defence Forces, with the participation of the military leadership, conducted military exercises in the exclusion zone of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the Belarusian border.
Source: Radio Liberty
Details: The purpose of the exercise is to prepare for a possible offensive from Belarus. At the same time, Serhii Naiev, Commander of the Joint Defenсe Forces, said that there are not enough troops on the territory of Belarus for an offensive.
The exercise involved tanks, mortars, anti-tank guns and other equipment. In particular, the military worked out the scenario that invaders’ landing forces had landed on the territory of Ukraine, near a critical infrastructure facility.
Background: On 20 February, border guards reported that the situation on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border was controlled and Belarus had no offensive group ready to attack from the north.
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