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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Belarus army begins sudden mass drills but says ‘no threat to neighbours’

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Belarus’s armed forces began sudden large-scale drills on Wednesday morning to test combat readiness in the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

Belarus has claimed the military exercises pose no threat to Ukraine or the rest of Europe.

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