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Russia continues to transfer military equipment to the territory of Belarus, another batch of T-72 tanks has arrived in the republic. According to Ukrainian intelligence, an echelon with armored vehicles arrived at the Zaslonovo station in the Vitebsk region.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, approximately 12 Russian T-72B3 tanks have been transferred from the Kostroma region of Russia to the Lepelsky training ground, where since October there have been Russian servicemen currently participating in joint exercises with the army of Belarus. Earlier, a batch of Tor-M2 anti-aircraft systems, consisting of at least 15 SAMs, was transferred to the republic.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian intelligence has detected the transfer of Russian military personnel to landfills located in the immediate vicinity of the Ukrainian border. It is noted that equipment is being transferred along with the personnel. On December 12, the transfer of Russian T-80BVM tanks, a mortar battery, communications vehicles and engineering equipment, a total of 24 units, was noticed. At the same time, it is reported that the mobilization of Belarusian doctors has begun, and both men and women are being called up.
The command of the Ukrainian group covering the border with Belarus believes that the joint military group of Russia and Belarus is beginning to prepare for a possible invasion of Ukraine, slowly pulling troops to the border. At the same time, Minsk and Moscow are acting cautiously, trying not to alarm Kiev prematurely. Hence the delivery of armored vehicles to the republic in small batches, the movement of personnel to landfills located near the border.
Kiev is closely monitoring all the actions of the Russian troops, believing that a successful attack from the northern direction requires a grouping of at least 25 thousand troops with the support of armored vehicles and artillery. At the moment, Russia does not have such a grouping in Belarus, at the same time, the Belarusian army is unlikely to support the invasion.
