Belarusian troops, according to Ben Hodges, do not have the potential to conduct such hostilities, but cities in Ukraine will continue to be sacked from the territory of a neighboring country.
Despite the large-scale deployment of Russian military personnel, Belarus will not enter an open war against Ukraine. This opinion in an interview with Canale 24 expressed General of the United States, former commander of American forces in Europe Ben Hodges.
According to him, now Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is trying to create the appearance of so-called independence. Despite warnings from Western experts that Belarus could openly invade Ukraine, Ben Hodges doubts that such a scenario will materialize.
According to the US general, Belarusian troops will not invade the territory of our country, as they do not have the necessary military potential to conduct large-scale military operations.
“The 10 battalion tactical groups they have are far worse than the Russian ones that the Ukrainians successfully destroyed. Perhaps Russia will try to open a new front from Belarus with its own forces. But again, these will be mobilized forces, not veterans,” Ben Hodges continued, analyzing a possible new invasion from the territory of Belarus.
The US general suggests that Alexander Lukashenko fears for the future fate of his regime if Belarusian troops go into open war with Ukraine. According to him, most Belarusians have no desire to fight the Ukrainians, and a new land invasion could lead to a revolt within the country.
At the same time, as Ben Hodges warns, from the territory of Belarus they continue to launch rockets and kamikaze drones in the direction of Ukrainian cities.
“The situation (on the border between Ukraine and Belarus – ed) is monitored not only by Ukrainian intelligence, but by American and British intelligence. unlikely, “summed up the former US Army commander in Europe.
It should be noted that earlier the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine had foreseenthe fate of a possible invasion of the RF armed forces from the territory of Belarus. The Ukrainian command believes that Russia will be able to form a combat-ready group needed for a ground attack in two to three months.
Possible new offensive of the RF armed forces from the territory of Belarus he also commented in the Presidency. Alexey Arestovich, adviser to the OP, does not rule out such a military operation and warns that in this case the attacking countries will lose up to 500 soldiers killed every day.
