Ukraine has ramped up military activities along the border with its northern neighbour, a top Belarusian security official claims
Minsk has observed increased activity of the Ukrainian military along the countries’ shared border, Belarusian Security Council chief Alexander Volfovich said on Sunday. Ukrainian troops have amassed at several locations along the border, with some saboteur groups entering the territory of Belarus, according to the official.
“Engineering works are going on along the Ukraine-Belarus border – the placing of landmines and creation of barricades. Saboteur and reconnaissance groups are active, they also infiltrate Belarusian territory,” Volfovich told the Belarus-1 TV channel.
Kiev has amassed sizable military units at several locations along the border, the official said. Some 10,500 Ukrainian soldiers are stationed in the northwest Rovno region, with a further 4,500 amassed in the east near Chernigov and some 5,500…