Oleksandr Pivnenko. Photo: Ukrainska Pravda
A threat to Ukraine from Belarusian territory could become a reality if Russia were able to deploy 70,000 troops, but Ukraine's defence forces say they are "making sure it does not find any".
Source: Major General Oleksandr Pivnenko, Commander of the National Guard, in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine, a Ukrainian news agency
Quote: "The enemy's main task is to stretch our forces so they can move deeper into the territory more quickly. But this also requires forces – finding 70,000 service members who can act. Let them try [to assemble these forces in Belarus – ed.]. And we will try to make sure they don't find them."
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