Belarusian Minister of Defense Viktor Khrenin refuted reports about…

Belarusian Minister of Defense Viktor Khrenin refuted reports about the construction of fortified positions on the border with Ukraine.

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Viktor Khrenin, Minister of Defense of Belarus, denied reports about constructing fortifications along the border with Ukraine.
Khrenin described these reports as part of an information campaign aimed at creating tension in Belarusian and Ukrainian societies.
Five fortified areas were completed along the western and northern borders of Belarus.
There are no plans to build defensive lines on the southern border of Belarus.
The construction work on the southern border is related to a state program for developing Polissia, including road repairs and bridge reconstruction.

Work in the south of Belarus includes reconstructing bridges, repairing roads, and creating new recreation zones, which are mistakenly interpreted as preparation for defensive structures. — vedomosti
The situation along Belarus's borders is developing on an escalatory scenario, with attempts to draw Belarus into the war in Ukraine. — vesti
Khrenin stated that recent events increasingly prompt historical comparisons with 1941, the year before WWII began. — vesti
President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky demanded from Minsk not to develop 'border infrastructure of aggression' and claimed Ukrainian intelligence detected construction of roads and storage facilities for ammunition and fuel along the border. — vedomosti
Zelensky threatened to destroy military equipment in Belarusian border areas if President Lukashenko did not order its withdrawal within a week, calling it an act of aggression. — vesti
Zelensky later claimed that the relay stations on the Belarus-Ukraine border had ceased functioning. — vesti