State Department orders departure of family members of US Embassy Belarus employees & warns American citizens not travel to the country amid an "unusual and concerning Russian military buildup along Belarus' border with Ukraine
U.S. continues to see Russia move in additional ground forces "even over the course of the weekend" along the the Ukrainian border. "These are combined arms capable forces. so it's not just infantry, for instance - it's artillery, it's air defense"
2 year agoSigns of activity at Pribytki Air Base south of Gomel
.@USAmbUN said today that the US has "seen evidence that Russia intends to expand that presence to more than 30,000 troops near the Belarus-Ukraine border less than two hours north of Kyiv, by early February." A US official says this figure is from declassified US intel
The Belarusian MoD is reportedly calling-up reservists with dates coinciding with the Allied Resolve exercise
The military of the Russian Federation began the deployment of command posts under the cover of air defense systems in Belarus
2 year agoMilitary convoy at Loshnitsa towards Borysov
2 year agoMilitary from Russian Eastern Military district in Shchuchyn
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs @UnderSecStateP tells @margbrennan that Russia "is moving up to 30,000" troops to Belarus- via @nickschifrin
Sec Blinken & FM Lavrov will likely speak this week, @UnderSecStateP says on CBS
2 year agoThis is Luninets AB, located approximately 50 km north of the Ukrainian border in Belarus. It's a reserve airfield that we often see used in air and air defense exercises. (Imagery: @planet)
2 year agoMilitary echelon filmed in Yelsk
2 year agoPantsirs arrived to Belarus
2 year agoA large convoy of Russian vehicles on the M1 highway this morning (29.01), 30 km from the border with the Russian Federation
2 year agoMilitary convoy filmed in Hrodna
2 year agoAgain military column filmed near Rechytsa
2 year agoThe unloading of Russian troops was seen in Maryina Horka on January 27. There were trucks with the 25th region on license plates (Eastern Military District) near the Russian Railways train
"What we have seen is a continued military build-up by Russia. More troops, heavy equipment" per @NATO SecGen @jensstoltenberg. Says Moscow also sending advanced equipment, helicopters, S400 missile defense systems to Belarus
2 year agoBig military camp south to Rechitsa
Putin had convened the Russian Security Council on foreign policy. “Russian Foreign Ministry prepares draft foreign policy concept taking into account changes in international politics” - Putin
Big military camp at airfield in Shchuchyn
Lavrov: work on the road maps of the Union State with Belarus should be completed in the next 2-3 years
2 year agoLukashenka: we will return Ukraine to our Slavic brotherhood
Lukashenka to Lithuanians: God forbid you unleash a war together with other Baltic states - this will mean the end of your statehood and your development
Lukashenka on whether there will be a war: yes, but only in two cases - if direct aggression is committed against Belarus or its ally Russia
2 year agoLukashenka: Major nuclear powers are trying to build new agreements to avoid third world war
From February 1, Belarus will increase tariffs for the transit of Russian oil through its territory by 7.4%
2 year agoMilitary convoy filmed in Haradok, Belarus. Russian military from St.Petersburg and Pskov
2 year agoMilitary echelon in Novozybkov town in Bryansk region near border of Belarus
2 year agoMilitary echelon with Pantsyr-S air defense systems filmed in Moscow region
