General Major Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, told about a possibility of a large-scale invasion of the russians from the territory of Belarus in order to block the ways of delivering supplies to Ukraine from allies in an interview with The War Zone.

“Cutting off those supply lines from the west is a strategic goal for the enemy. And I could say, this is a cherished dream of the russian federation. Speaking of russian military activities in belarus, the presence of the russian military in belarus currently is not that high. Only about 4,300 servicemen are there. And they are very limited. That grouping is very limited in heavy weapon systems and the majority - about 80% of the grouping - are mobilised personnel. So, I can say that in the current stage there is not a threat of invasion from belarus.

But that situation could change very fast when russia loses Kherson. That capable grouping in Kherson after the withdrawal from Kherson will partially be relocated to the Zaporizhzhia direction but part of them might move to belarus and create a threat there,” the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence said.