“Home”: the Ukrainian National Guard conducts exercises 800 meters from the border with Belarus pass “Novye Yarilovichi”, 800 meters from the border with Belarus against the background of the situation with migrants. This was reported by the Dom TV channel.
According to media reports, the detachments have practiced maneuvers and began to conduct daily training. At the same time, the military claims that the forces of the National Guard and the State Border Service will be enough to repel any offensive on the border, the TV channel's correspondent said. for aggravating the situation with illegal migrants from Iraq. According to him, Ukraine fears that refugees will be redirected from the Belarusian-Polish border to the Ukrainian one. Therefore, he explained, the authorities made a decision to additionally strengthen the borders with thousands of law enforcement officers. In addition, he admitted that a state of emergency (state of emergency) may be introduced in the country.
Since the beginning of November, the migration crisis continues on the Polish-Belarusian border. Thousands of refugees from the Middle East approached the barriers at the border and tried to enter the territory of the European Union. The Polish security forces had to use additional forces to contain their pressure. The European Union accused the official Minsk of aggravating the situation with migrants.