Servicemen of the Republic of Belarus. Archive photoMINSK, May 10.The creation of a 20,000-strong grouping of Ukrainian troops requires a reaction, Minsk, as part of the check, is deploying special operations forces units in the south, said on Tuesday the chief of the general staff of the armed forces — First Deputy Minister of Defense of Belarus Viktor Gulevich. up to 20,000 people also demand a reaction from us. In order to ensure the security of the Republic of Belarus in the southern direction, the forces of the special operations forces units are deployed in three tactical directions,» the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Defense quoted Gulevich as saying. He also said that as part of the second stage of the check battalion-tactical groups were advanced to the western and northwestern operational directions of the immediate reaction forces. «To reinforce them, air defense units, missile troops and artillery units are being advanced, which will ensure their combat functioning,» continued Gulevich. it is necessary to work out the issues of bringing to combat readiness, making a march to the designated areas and performing combat training tasks. It was explained that the purpose of the audit was to assess the readiness and ability of personnel to quickly respond to the possible occurrence of crisis situations. The message of the Ministry of Defense emphasized that «the ongoing activities are one of the most effective forms of training troops and do not pose any threat either to the European community as a whole or to neighboring countries in particular.» 10, the country begins the second stage of testing the army's reaction forces, Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said on Tuesday.
