Kalinoŭski Regiment to have political representation

September 5, BPN. The Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment, consisting of Belarusian volunteers fighting Russia in Ukraine, will soon appoint its political representatives, Deputy Commander Vadzim Kabančuk told journalists on September 5.

According to Kabančuk, the regiment will also announce “an initiative to form a military reserve in Belarus.”

The Kalinoŭski regiment was formed of Belarusian volunteers in Ukraine in March 2022, initially as a battalion.

On February 24, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine. Authorities in Minsk deny Belarusian army troops’ involvement in combat operations on the Russian side. However, Belarus allowed Russian troops and weapons to move freely through the country, use its airspace, refuel and store military equipment and attack Ukraine from its territory.

A 20,000-strong grouping of Russian forces crossed into Ukraine from Belarus at the outset of the war, Alaksandr Łukašenka told AFP in an interview on July 21. Russian troops retreated from northern Ukraine later.