Military expert Oleg Zhdanov believes that the Belarusian army does not plan to fight against Ukraine, but Lukashenka needs to show Putin that he is preparing for an invasion. 

He said this on his YouTube channel. 

"Lukashenko will conduct exercises along the border with Ukraine, simulate violent combat training in order to demonstrate to Putin that he is preparing for war, but not yet ready. At least this was the case for all 9 months of this war. I think that Lukashenko will continue to do so in the future . Because there are such data that anti-war sentiments are increasing in the Belarusian army, also in Belarus itself. People do not want war, they are afraid that a response will come. They see what is happening with the Russian army, and they prefer to fight on the training ground, "- said Zhdanov. 

The threat of a repeated offensive from Belarus

The day before, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus Lukashenko instructed his subordinates to start checking the combat readiness of his army.

On December 14, on the second day of a surprise check of combat readiness, tanks roll over to the "Gozky" training ground, Grodno district.

The unit was raised by an alarm at 3:00 a.m. (Minsk time).

It also became known that the Russian occupiers on the territory of Belarus are withdrawing military equipment closer to the Ukrainian border.

The USA currently does not confirm 

the activity of the Belarusian armed forces near the borders with Ukraine

.

Ukrainian border guards believe that Belarusians are exacerbating the situation on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border.

Border guards will closely monitor the situation in Belarus.

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