{"id":198400,"date":"2026-08-03T19:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/198400\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T19:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:36:34","slug":"ukraine-to-keep-eye-on-new-belarusian-air-assault-brigade-kyiv-says","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/198400\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine to keep eye on new Belarusian air assault brigade, Kyiv says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

August 3, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Ukraine will monitor the pace at which Belarus deploys a new air assault brigade at its southern border, Andriy Demchenko, spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, said on August 3. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In televised comments, Demchenko said that plans to create such a force had been announced as far back as 2025 and warned that associated risks should not be underestimated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demchenko stressed that such actions by Minsk play into the Kremlin’s hands, as Belarus remains under theinfluence of \u201cterrorist Russia.\u201d That is why Ukraine continues to reinforce its northern defenses regardless of what Belarus does, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaksandr Iljukievi\u010d, commander of Belarus\u2019 Special Operation Forces, said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that a 37th Air Assault Brigade is being formed near Homiel. According to Iljukievi\u010d, a number of units for the new brigade have already been established and personnel are now being trained to perform their functions. These units are expected to be moved to permanent locations in 2027, he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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