As Putin continues to amass troops near the Ukrainian border, Britain and Germany have announced that they will deploy hundreds of troops to Poland and Lithuania respectively. The announcements from… Continue reading "Germany and Britain Deploy Additional Troops to Eastern Europe"
Military equipment and personnel from Russia’s Eastern Military District have arrived in Belarus, following reports from early January that large amounts of military materiel was being transported by rail away… Continue reading "Russian Eastern Military District Troops Arrive In Belarus"
An unprecedented incident took place last Friday on the Polish-Belarus border. A soldier of the 11th Artillery Regiment went missing during participation in standard daily activity a day before. However,… Continue reading "Polish Deserter Claims Mass Execution of Refugees, Seeks Asylum in Belarus"
Belarus has received a new batch of Russian-made BTR-82A armored personnel carriers and BTR-80K command vehicles, according to the Belarusian Ministry of Defense’s press office on December 9. Colonel Dmitry… Continue reading "Russia Delivers The Second Batch of BTR-82A Armored Vehicles to Belarus"
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called on Russia to be “transparent” about its military activities on the Russia-Ukraine border, saying that it was important to “prevent escalations and reduce… Continue reading "NATO: Russia Needs To Be Transparent About Military Activities"
Two Russian paratroopers died on Friday during a joint Russia-Belarus military exercise near Minsk’s western border with Poland. In a statement to Russian news agencies, the Russian Ministry of Defense… Continue reading "Two Russian Paratroopers Killed In Snap Exercise Mishap In Belarus"
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister, has described the crisis on the Poland-Belarus border, Minsk’s threats to cut off natural gas transiting Belarus, and a Russian military buildup on its border… Continue reading "Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Eastern European Crises A Single “Hybrid Front”"
The situation at the Polish border with Belarus continues to deteriorate rapidly. On Monday an estimated 5,000 migrants gathered at the border in various locations. The largest group, numbering around… Continue reading "Multiple Breach Attempts at Belarus-Polish Border Prevented"
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has claimed that he needs the presence of Russian strategic bombers on Belarus’ border with Poland in order to “monitor” the migrant crisis there. The November… Continue reading "Lukashenko: “No Other Option” But To Use Russian Strategic Bombers For Border Patrols"
Poland’s Ministry of Defense claims that a Belarusian soldier attempted to fire a flare gun at Polish soldiers on the border between the two countries on Thursday. While the flare… Continue reading "Warsaw: Belarusian Soldier Attempted To Fire Flare Gun At Polish Troops"