Russia is invading Belarus "by stealth" as it starts deploying nuclear weapons there, our military analyst Sean Bell has said.Įarlier this week, Russia said it was pushing ahead with the first deployment of such weapons outside its borders since the fall of the Soviet Union.īelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said the weapons were already en route to his country. General Zaluzhnyi offered no indication of where and when Ukrainian forces might try to break through Russian lines. The blunt statement and video was shared on several social media platforms and appeared intended to rally the nation's support.
"It's time to get back what's ours," General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi wrote alongside the clip. In another sign that the nation's forces were ready to launch their counteroffensive, Ukraine's top military commander shared a slickly produced video of Ukrainian troops preparing for battle. While he did not reveal a date for when it will start, Oleksiy Danilov did hint that it could be imminent, saying it could begin "tomorrow, the day after tomorrow or in a week".
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been working to gain as much support as he can from Western countries in the build up to the assault, and Kyiv has been taking time to train up troops.Įarlier today, one of the country's most senior security officials told BBC News that Ukraine is ready to begin the operation.
There has been a lot of speculation around when Ukraine could launch its much-expected counteroffensive.
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