{"id":121058,"date":"2025-01-09T13:42:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T10:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/121058\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"kyiv-dismisses-concerns-over-territorial-defense-drill-near-homiel","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/121058\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyiv dismisses concerns over territorial defense drill near Homiel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/demchenko_gpsu_screen_mediacentr_1128x752_20240410.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/demchenko_gpsu_screen_mediacentr_1128x752_20240410.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/demchenko_gpsu_screen_mediacentr_1128x752_20240410-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/demchenko_gpsu_screen_mediacentr_1128x752_20240410-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/demchenko_gpsu_screen_mediacentr_1128x752_20240410-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/demchenko_gpsu_screen_mediacentr_1128x752_20240410-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Andriy Demchenko\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Screenshot from mediacenter.org.ua)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 9, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Ukraine has not spotted any movements of military equipment or troops in Belarus near the shared border, Ukrainian border guard spokesman Andriy Demchenko has told journalists, commenting on a drill involving Belarusian reservists in the Homiel district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian authorities keep conducting drills on a regular basis, he said, noting that all exercises have been announced in advance over the past few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, drills in Belarus \u201ccontinue to aggravate the situation,\u201d Demchenko added, noting Belarusian authorities&#8217; claims of Ukraine being a threat to Belarus, which Minsk uses to justify additional security measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian army is regularly conducting drills amid Russia&#8217;s war on Ukraine, in which Minsk supports Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/zuby_drakona_ukraina_os_vsu_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/zuby_drakona_ukraina_os_vsu_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/zuby_drakona_ukraina_os_vsu_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/zuby_drakona_ukraina_os_vsu_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/zuby_drakona_ukraina_os_vsu_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/zuby_drakona_ukraina_os_vsu_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Kyiv plays down threat of invasion from Belarus despite build-up<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 8, Pozirk. Andriy Kovalenko, in charge of the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation, has played down the reported Belarusian troops buildup near the Ukrainian border. The Ukrainian Armed Forces do not see a threat of invasion, has said on &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/120883\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 9, Pozirk. Ukraine has not spotted any movements of military equipment or troops in Belarus near the shared border, Ukrainian border guard spokesman Andriy Demchenko has told journalists, commenting on a drill involving Belarusian reservists in the Homiel district. Belarusian authorities keep conducting drills on a regular basis, he said, noting that all exercises [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":78790,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-121058","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kyiv dismisses concerns over territorial defense drill near Homiel | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 9, Pozirk. 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