Ukraine sees increase in Russian servicemen in Homiel, Mahiloŭ

December 9, BPN. The Ukrainian military has noticed an increase in mobilized Russian servicemen in Homiel, Mazyr and Mahiloŭ, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ General Staff said in its 6 pm report on December 9.

It said that the Homiel region’s military enlistment offices continue to update the files of draft-age Belarusians. In the Volyn and Polissya axes, “the situation remains without significant changes, and no signs of the enemy forming offensive groups have been identified,” it added.

On October 15, the defense ministry in Minsk said that first trains carrying Russian troops as part of the joint regional group of forces arrived in Belarus. The regional group was formed to enhance Union State border security, it said. “This decision was dictated by ongoing activity in the border areas,” it added.

On February 24, Russia launched a full-scale war against the Ukrainian people. The authorities in Minsk deny that Belarusian troops participate in hostilities. At the same time, the territory of Belarus was actively used by the Russians to attack Ukraine at the outset of the invasion and in later periods.