Ukrainian Armed Forces hold exercises near border with Belarus

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have held exercises near the border with Belarus.

The press service of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"At the request of the commander of the grouping of forces and means of defense of Kyiv, the 120th territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces held a joint staff exercise with subordinate military units in the defense zone near the border with the Republic of Belarus," the report said.

It added that during the exercises, the military units had improved the skills of interaction between lower and higher headquarters.