Ukrainian military trucks on the border with Belarus. Archival photoMOSCOW, Oct. 27Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksiy Gromov said that Kyiv has increased its grouping of forces in the north of the country — near the borders with Belarus. «All events are being monitored … At the moment of creation there is no offensive enemy grouping from Belarus … While we are monitoring, we have already increased our grouping in the northern direction, we are adequately responding to all threats,» Gromov said at a briefing. border, but there are enough forces and means to protect it. In particular, he 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. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said on October 10 that Kyiv’s opening of a front against Belarus is insane from a military point of view, but the process has begun, and the West is pushing Ukraine towards this. He noted that NATO and a number of European countries are considering options for possible aggression against Belarus. Lukashenko said that in connection with the aggravation on the western borders of the Union State, he agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the deployment of a joint regional group of troops and the formation of this group is already underway. jpg» />The Rada submitted a resolution recognizing Belarus as «occupied» by Russia
