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Belarusian Leader Says One-Third Of Army Deployed To Ukraine Border

By RFE/RL's Russian Service August 18, 2024

Belarus has deployed nearly one-third of its troops to the border with Ukraine, the country's authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka told Russia's state-run Rossia-1 television channel on August 18. He said the decision was made in response to Ukraine allegedly maintaining 120,000 soldiers near the border with Belarus and amassing more forces. Lukashenka also insisted that Kyiv had raised the stakes by launching a surprise offensive in Russia's Kursk region.

Source: https://www.rferl.org/a/lukashenka-amassing- troops-ukraine-border/33083256.html

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