Belarus plans to almost double its armed forces through the creation of a southern command from Ukraine. This was announced by the General Staff of Ukraine.

“As part of the creation of the southern operational command, it is planned to increase the number of armed forces of the Republic of Belarus to 80 thousand people. The acquisition of military units with equipment and weapons is planned to be carried out at the expense of the technical means that are in storage, ”the General Staff said in a statement..

According to information from open sources, the total number of Belarusian Armed Forces is 45 thousand. military.

Also, the General Staff reports that the threat of missile and air strikes from the territory of Belarus remains in the Volyn and Polesye directions..

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Recall, over the past day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the situation in the Volyn and Polesye directions has not changed significantly.. At the same time, the press service of the General Staff noted that troops and equipment of the Russian Federation are still concentrated on the border..