Servicemen of the 61st Separate Infantry Jaeger Brigade (OPEBr), which is part of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU), will destroy illegal migrants on the Belarusian border if they try to break through to Ukraine. This was announced on November 14 by the press service of the brigade on Facebook.
“We inform you that at present, the units of the 61st OPEBR are carrying out their tasks along the section of the state border with Belarus, and not a single so-called migrant, as well as other persons who may disguise themselves as migrants, will not enter the territory of Ukraine. They will simply be destroyed by our units, ”the statement said.
In response to this, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova wrote in her Telegramthat the Ukrainians have a “full hand” to destroy.
“That’s right, Ukraine is not Russia, whole Europe,” the diplomat concluded.
Earlier, on November 12, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denis Monastyrsky said that the country would strengthen the border with Belarus with units of military personnel and police officers. He said that the Ministry of Internal Affairs aviation will also operate at the border – 15 helicopters. It was also noted that the additional forces would be based “on the directions of potential movement of illegal migrants” from neighboring Belarus.
On the same day, refugees set up camp on the Polish-Belarusian border. Belarusian security forces brought food to the base, and children and women lined up for them. The number of migrants at the border increases every day. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko instructed the military to set up tents in the refugee camp, where they will feed the children and distribute humanitarian aid.
On November 11, a military exercise began in Ukraine to protect state borders from a possible influx of migrants, as well as counter other possible hybrid threats. The exercises are taking place in the Volyn region, where they will check the readiness of the borders for a possible invasion of refugees.
The European countries blame the Belarusian side for the migration crisis, which denies any involvement in the increase in the flow of refugees. The EU is discussing the expansion of sanctions against Belarus. Great Britain, the United States and the EU states on November 12 agreed that the Belarusian authorities artificially created a migration crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border.
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