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Russia is said to be sending 9,000 troops, as well as hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles, to its neighboring ally Belarus.
There are also speculations that the phase of the war might change as Russia lures Belarus into an attack on the north of Ukraine.
Reporter Kang Seong-woong reports.
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Russian troops and heavy weapons such as tanks and armored vehicles are arriving one following another in Belarus, north of Ukraine.
The number of Russian troops stationed in Belarus has increased significantly from the original 1,000 to 9,000.
The main forces of the Russian contingent units are tank units, rapid-deployment infantry, and artillery.
[발레리 레벤코 / 벨라루스 국방부 국제군사협력 부장 : 러시아 서부 군구 소속 전차 부대, 신속 기동 보병, 포병, 지원 부대 등이 벨라루스 영토에 도착할 것입니다.]
Along with the troops, 170 Russian tanks and 200 armored vehicles are also being deployed to Belarus.
Russian troops have been deployed to military training grounds in eastern and central Belarus.
Earlier, Belarus said that Russia’s air force is also joining.
The distance from the Belarusian border to the Ukrainian capital Kiiu is only 100 km.
For this reason, there is talk of the possibility that the Russian-Belarusian Allied Forces will directly attack Kiiu.
It is speculation that Russia, which is being pushed back from another front, will try to reverse the charter by attacking the capital.
The Belarusian army has already begun intensifying patrols and training at the border with Ukraine.
[예브게니 / 벨라루스 국경 경비군 중대장 : 공중과 지상에서의 적이나 불법적 무장세력 그리고 불법적 차량 침투 등을 막는 훈련을 매일 실시하고 있습니다.]
Belarus is lowering its stance, saying that the formation of an allied force with Russia is to protect its borders.
It is also predicted that Russia will be difficult to launch an actual attack, only aiming to distribute its forces as a rearward threat.
If Russia pulls in Belarus and attacks Kiiu once more, it will be the biggest factor in the war.
This is YTN Kang Sung-woong.
YTN Kang Sung-woong (swkang@ytn.co.kr)
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