The regional grouping of troops of the Union State is an exclusively defensive project, said Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus Colonel Viktor Tumar. This was reported to BelTA by the Ministry of Defense.
"For several years we have been watching how the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance have been increasing their military potential near our borders. Poland and the Baltic States are improving their military infrastructure, including the creation of new military facilities in the vicinity of our borders. Compounds with modern offensive weapons are being formed in the regions bordering our borders. These facts indicate the growing threat to the military security of the Republic of Belarus and the Union State, which requires immediate action," said Viktor Tumar.
To ensure the parity in the field of military security and peacekeeping in the Republic of Belarus it was decided to create a regional grouping of troops in our territory, said Deputy Chief of the General Staff. "It will be based on the Belarusian Armed Forces under the peacetime regulations, as well as certain military formations of the Russian Federation. The regional grouping of troops (forces) of the Union State is a purely defensive project. The decision to create a regional grouping of troops is being implemented to strengthen the protection and defense of the state border of the Republic of Belarus to reduce military activity in the areas bordering with us," he said. - I think it's necessary to note that in the coming days the troops of the Russian component of the regional grouping of troops will start arriving in the territory of the Republic of Belarus. The scheduled combat training activities will be conducted to improve the level of performance of tasks for the protection of the Union State."
Defense Ministry: Union State regional grouping of troops is exclusively defensive project
14 октября 2022












