MINSK, Oct 30 Head of the State Border Committee of Belarus Anatoly Lappo said, that in the event of a provocation from Ukraine against the Belarusian border guards, Minsk will give an adequate response.
«As soon as there is some kind of provocation in our direction, the border guards, there will be an adequate response. We are peace-loving people, but we will not let ourselves be offended. They, too they understand that if they come to us, they can get hit in the teeth,» Lappo said in an interview with the Belarusian TV channel ONT aired on Sunday.
He drew attention to the fact that the nature of the service of the Belarusian border guards in the south of the republic has changed recently. “In the entire history of modern Belarus, we have never guarded the border, where there is a military conflict on the neighboring side, where there are weapons and armed forces in the border. Of course, we rebuilt the border guards… Of course, we transferred reserves there,” Lappo said.
He said that on the border with Ukraine, the border service is rushing in an enhanced mode. “I have fortified outfits there, it’s not a secret for anyone, with weapons. Why? Because anything can be expected. disguise. No, they defiantly set it up,» the head of the committee added.
According to him, the Ukrainian border guards, «mostly pulled to the rear, both the defense and troops arrived at the border.» “Now we can’t understand who (specifically — ed.), because everyone walks without insignia … They can come to the border to shoot in the air. On the 26th … they came to the border, 10-15 meters. b, they stuffed straw into it and defiantly hung it like a scarecrow. Why is this being done? – continued Lappo.
Earlier, the authorities of Belarus announced a tense situation in the area of the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, pointed to the formation of a large reinforcement group in the Ukrainian border area. Lappo said that armed groups of people who have neither insignia nor uniforms are approaching the Belarusian border on the territory of Ukraine. In addition, as Lappo noted, provocative actions by Ukrainian military personnel, the use of unmarked equipment, and reconnaissance of Belarusian territory from Ukrainian territory were repeatedly recorded. In order to respond, the border guards deploy enlarged border detachments, actively use technical means of border protection, deploy mobile groups of territorial border guard agencies, and establish close cooperation with the units and subunits of the armed forces of Belarus involved in ensuring border security.