The official news agency Belta, citing Andrey Krivonosov, the military commissar of the Gomel region of Belarus, reported that exercises with the participation of military authorities and the armed forces will be held from June 22 to July 1. The Gomel region is located on the border of Ukraine in the south. It borders on Russia in the east.

“Such events are traditionally held to increase the combat and tactical readiness of military units, improve military knowledge and practical skills among those fit for military service,” Bilt quotes Krivonosov. He explained that “from June 28 to July 16, military training will be carried out with persons eligible for military service.”

Authorities in Belarus, a close Russian ally, noted in March that “its armed forces are not involved in what Moscow calls a special operation in Ukraine, but it was a springboard for Russia to send thousands of soldiers across the border on February 24th. .”

On May 26, the country’s leader Alexander Lukashenko ordered the creation of a new military command in the south of the country, bordering Ukraine.