MINSK, Jan 23 Belarusian state TV channel «Belarus 1» told what kind of provocations the Ukrainian side arranges on the border with the republic.
Thus, in January, in the zone of responsibility of the Mozyr border detachment, a Belarusian frontier post was stolen on the border. At the same time, judging by the footprints on the ground, the border sign was taken to the territory of Ukraine. It is reported that Belarusian investigators worked at the scene of the incident, a criminal case was initiated under the article «Hooliganism».
They said on the air that this was not the first case of damage to the Belarusian border sign, and showed a photo of the border post with a hook-tipped spear stuck into it.
The TV channel also showed footage showing CCTV cameras with bullet holes installed at the border. The examination established that the shooting was carried out from the Ukrainian side.
In addition, the story tells that in October last year, a mannequin in a military uniform was hung on a tree on the border from Ukraine.
Among other things, the Ukrainian military threaten the Belarusian border guards with various gestures and aim weapons at them.
There are reported cases of border violations by people and drones, offensive inscriptions on road signs and signs at the border, leaflets with appeals and threatening calls to operational duty officers of the border units of Belarus.
According to a representative of the Belarusian border committee, for several months every day at night, Ukrainian soldiers light up Belarusian video surveillance cameras at the border with “green rays”, and also turn on audio recordings of a “provocative and political nature” in the morning. A video in which one of these recordings is heard with a call «not to follow criminal orders», not to raise arms against Ukraine and defend Belarus, was shown in the story.
The TV channel also noted that the Ukrainian side near the border with Belarus is mining roads and railways, digging ditches and laying mines.
Earlier on Monday, the State Border Committee of Belarus said that 88 cases of provocations were recorded at the border last year. According to him, the Ukrainian servicemen are damaging the border infrastructure, shouting insults and exerting psychological pressure on the Belarusian border guards.
Back in October 2022, the State Border Committee (SBC) of Belarus reported that the Ukrainian military continued to mine the border areas. At the same time, the Russian-Belarusian regional grouping of troops began to carry out tasks to protect the Union State.
According to President Alexander Lukashenko, its creation was caused by the aggravation of the situation on the western borders, the buildup of NATO forces in Poland and the Baltic states. Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov then accused Moscow and Minsk of preparing an attack from the Belarusian direction. As emphasized by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, the purpose of this statement is to beg the West for more money and weapons.