The presence of 15,000 Ukrainian military personnel was detected near the border with Belarus.

The situation on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border is controlled, while the presence of about 15 thousand Ukrainian military is currently recorded. This was reported by spokesman for the State Border Committee of Belarus Anton Bychkovski on January 28.

"At the moment the situation is controlled. Border service bodies perform tasks in a reinforced version of duty, without losing vigilance. Despite the fact that recently we can state that the situation in general tends to normalize," he told reporters. His words are quoted by Sputnik.

According to the spokesman of the Border Committee, "violations of the state border with Belarus were also recorded "from the side of the neighboring state" until mid-2024.

"There were about 40 such provocations," Bychkovski noted, adding that attempts to organize caches with weapons and explosives on the territory of the republic were also revealed.

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Earlier, January 21, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko said that there are armed gangs near the borders with Belarus, which have not abandoned plans to seize the country's territory, so citizens need to be more vigilant. January 27, he said that the authorities of Belarus would not allow "the boot of an invader" to set foot on its land .

January 16, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Wolfowicz said that Belarusian extremists abroad, supported by the West, were planning to seize the border region of the country. He also said Ukraine is being used by the West to wage a proxy war with Russia and Belarus.

On December 6, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Belarusian leader signed a treaty on security guarantees between the two countries. On January 16, 2025, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was not abandoning its obligations to ensure the security of the republic in light of the spreading reports about Belarusian extremists preparing provocations.