Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko wants the Wagner Group Russian mercenary fighters remaining in his country to form the core of a professional “contract army” to help upgrade his military capabilities.
Poland said this week it was rushing troops to its border amid claims that combat helicopters fromhad violated its airspace during military exercises over the weekend. Officials in Minsk denied the intrusion and claimed Poland was using the accusation as a pretext to justify a military build-up near the tense border.
Military officials said the intrusion happened Tuesday near the town of Bialowieza, about 150 miles northeast of Warsaw, during exercises that Minsk had previously announced. The Belarusian Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters allegedly crossed the border at a very low altitude, making the incursion difficult to detect by radar. “The Polish radar systems did not record any violation of Polish airspace,” Poland’s defense ministry said, but added people living in the area recorded the intrusion and shared accounts on social media of what were clear examples of border violations.
Mr. Lukashenko’s government ridiculed Poland’s claims, saying Warsaw changed the narrative “apparently after consulting with their overseas masters,” in a clear reference to their NATO allies.
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