The head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense

Kyrylo Budanov

suggests that in the event of the loss of temporarily occupied Kherson, Russia may attempt a breakthrough from Belarus.

He told about this in an interview with The Drive.

"The situation can change very quickly when Russia loses Kherson. This combat-capable group in Kherson, after leaving Kherson, will be partially redeployed in the direction of Zaporozhye, but some of them may move north to Belarus and pose a threat there. Therefore, we must be careful about this," said Budanov.

He emphasized that at the current stage there is no threat of invasion from Belarus.

"If we talk about Russian military activity in Belarus, the presence of the Russian military in Belarus is not that big at the moment. There are only about 4,300 military personnel. This group is very limited in heavy weapons systems, and the majority - about 80% of the group - are mobilized personnel. So, summing up the above, I can say that at the current stage there is no threat of invasion from Belarus," he said.

Participation of Belarus in the war against Ukraine

Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President's Office, emphasized that Belarus

had long crossed the "red lines"

and noted that after the victory over Russia, there would be a separate conversation with the Belarusian authorities.

Andriy Chernyak, a representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense,

assessed the possibility of an attack

by Belarus.

According to him, Belarus currently does not have a strike group that would be properly equipped for a second offensive.

Meanwhile, in Belarus,

military exercises

, which have been ongoing since April 29, have been extended for one more week.

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