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Belarus Invades Ukraine as Second Country Joins Russian Attack
The Ukrainian government has today said Belarus has invaded the country, joining the Russian offensive only hours after Belarusian president Aleksandr Lukashenko claimed he had no plans to join Putin's war
Russian Missile Smashes into Ukrainian Government Building Exploding in Fireball
BBC 1 MAR 2022.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko
Belarus has invaded Ukraine joining Russia to become the second country to attack them, the Ukrainian government has said.
Russian Missile Smashes into Ukrainian Government Building Exploding in Fireball
Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defence unit
A tweet from the official Twitter account of the Ukrainian parliament claimed that troops "have entered" the region of Chernihiv, in northern Ukraine.
This was backed up by the Latvian Defence Minister, Dr Atis Pabriks, who said Belarusian troops had crossed the border into Ukraine.
He told the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee: “This basically means we have two aggressives at this moment officially.
“I am very much concerned that Russian troops, following orders from the top, will go into the mode similar to that President Assad was using against his population."
It comes only hours after Belarusian president and Putin supporter Aleksandr Lukashenko claimed he had no plans to join Putin's war.
He was quoted on Tuesday denying that Russian troops were attacking Ukraine from Belarusian territory.
The Tweet from the official @verkhovna_rada Twitter account for the parliament of Ukraine, said:
"Belarusian troops have entered Chernihiv region.
Russian military vehicles in a convoy near Kyiv
"The information was confirmed to the public by Vitaliy Kyrylov, spokesman for the North Territorial Defence Forces.”
It means Lukashenko's troops have joined the conflict on the sixth day of the invasion as Russia continues to push ahead to try and take key Ukrainian cities.
According to local reports from the region, a column of 33 tanks rolled past residents of Slabyn, Pakul and Mykhailo-Kotsyubynsky at 11.30am local time.
Huge blast rocks Kyiv as civilians scramble to reach underground bomb shelters
These were northern border towns, close to Belarus, and not far from Kyiv.
On top of this, Lukashenko has said that he is deploying more forces to the Ukraine border.
State news agency agency Belta quoted him as saying: "Those are well trained rapid deployment groups which are ready to stop any provocation and any military action against Belarus."
Previously, a US official had said the Belarus could send in troops to support Russia.
Speaking to The Washington Post on Sunday, they said: “It’s very clear Minsk is now an extension of the Kremlin.”
On the Polish-Ukrainian border as tens of thousands flee - BBC Newsnight
NB: PUTIN MOVED HIS CHILDREN to the Netherlands BEFORE the WAR began.....
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