When Belarus dragged the heat of the Russian-Ukrainian war

Russia is currently creating a new joint force with Belarus. Now Belarus is present in the midst of the war between Ukraine and Russia.

Reported AFP, Saturday (10/15/2022), Russian soldiers arrived in Belarus today. They convey together.

“The first Russian military convoy of the regional troop group arrived in Belarus”, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said, adding that their mission was “exclusively to strengthen border protection and defense”.

The Belarusian Ministry of Defense showed photos showing soldiers being greeted by women dressed in traditional costumes. The women also distributed bread and salt.

It is known that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that Ukraine was planning to attack his country. He also announced the formation of a joint force with Moscow.

Lukashenko accused Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine of training Belarusian radicals “to carry out sabotage, terrorist attacks and organize a military revolt in the country”.

The formation of the joint force raised fears that Belarusian troops might join Russian forces in their assault on Ukraine.

The Belarusian government said the contingent was “purely defensive”.

At the G7 meeting a few days ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of “trying to drag Belarus directly into this war”.

Zelensky called for an international observer mission to be stationed on the Ukraine-Belarus border.

Lukashenko is an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and allowed Belarusian territory to be used by Moscow forces to launch military operations against Kiev in February.

However, the Belarusian armed forces have so far not taken part in the attack on Ukraine.

Belarus is known to be financially and politically dependent on its main ally, Russia.

War Russia vs Ukraine

Russian military aggression continues to be intensified in response to the Ukrainian attack. Russia launched its biggest attack on Ukraine in recent months, Monday (10/10). This deadly attack destroyed buildings and civilian settlements, paralyzed the distribution of electricity and water and killed at least 14 people.

Ukrainian emergency services said nearly 100 people were injured in the morning attack. Russia has launched air, sea and land attacks on 14 regions, from Lviv in the west to Kharkiv in the east. Numerous attacks have been launched on targets far from the war front lines.

Although Russia claims the missiles targeted military and energy facilities, some hit civilian areas as civilians were on their way to work and school. One of the missiles hit a playground in central Kiev and another hit a university.

The impact of the attack on Ukraine

The attacks cut off most of the country’s electricity, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without access to electricity until Monday (10/10) night. Ukrainian authorities called on the public to save and announced they would stop exporting electricity to Europe on Tuesday (11/10). Power outages often deprive residents of water, given the system’s dependence on electricity to run water pumps and other equipment.

Andriy Yermak, a senior adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accused the attack of not having “practical military significance”, Russia’s aim was to cause a “humanitarian catastrophe”.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his troops targeted major energy infrastructures and military command structures with “precision weapons” in retaliation for what he claimed were Kiev’s “terrorist” actions in Ukraine’s efforts. to repel the invasion of Moscow, including Saturday’s attack on a bridge connecting Russia and the adjoining Crimean peninsula.

Putin accused the attack on the bridge of having been devised by the Ukrainian special services. Putin has promised a “strong” and “proportionate” response if a further Ukrainian attack threatens Russia’s security. “Nobody doubts it,” he told the Russian Security Council on video.