No signs of powerful strike group being created in Belarus - Ukraine’s defense intel

Currently, no signs are being recorded of a powerful offensive group, similar to the one deployed in January-February, being created on the territory of Belarus.

This was stated by the spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense (GUR), Vadym Skibitskyi, Ukrinform reports with reference to the agency’s press service.

"In Belarus, we expect an intensification of combat training, because a new training year will begin in the Armed Forces of this country on December 1. The troops will be deployed in the training grounds, working out various issues of combat coordination, while inspection of forces and troops will be held. Therefore, we expect active measures on the territory of Belarus, primarily from the operational and combat training. We are ready for this. But I’d like to note that today there are no signs of any powerful strike group being set up on the territory of Belarus," Skibitskyi said.

According to the spokesman, about 9,000 servicemen of Russia’s 1st Tank Army conducted combat training and coordination of units. Military intelligence suggests two options for the use of these troops: either from the territory of Belarus, or a rotational deployment in Ukraine, possibly in the Kharkiv direction.

In the future, Skibitskyi noted, there is still a threat of use by the grouping of the allied state of Belarus-Russia, but there are not enough weapons to support such an operation. Currently, Russia is actively removing weapons and military equipment from storage, warehouses, arsenals, and mobilization deployment support centers in order to replenish losses and equip the formations and units created as a result of mobilization.

The GUR representative assured that the military intelligence is monitoring the movement of Russian units. It is being recorded primarily in the Rostov and Belgorod regions and through the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea and Kherson region.

As reported, according to the GUR, the Russian army is experiencing a shortage of certain types of weapons: the Russians exported artillery ammunition from the territory of Belarus, and are now also negotiating with Iran.

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