Belarus begins snap combat readiness inspection of its military
The Belarusian Defense Ministry announced Tuesday morning that snap combat readiness inspection of its armed forces were underway.
According to the ministry’s press service, “troops will have to promptly advance into their assigned areas, implement their engineering equipment, organize security and defense, and build bridge crossings over the Neman and Berezina rivers.”
On December 11, the Institute for the Study of War reported that Russia seeks to set up a permanent military base in Belarus and is conducting an “information campaign” to pressure Belarusian leaders into supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine. At the same time, for the foreseeable future, according to analysts, Belarus is “unlikely to invade Ukraine due to internal dynamics within the country.”
