Forbes: The AFU Is On High Alert Due To Lukashenko's Actions On The Border

Ukraine and its allies are closely monitoring the situation.

Last week, Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko called for a comprehensive combat readiness inspection of the country's Armed Forces to make sure the army is up to standard. According to Forbes, during this military check, the Belarusian military participated in drone and REB exercises.

"Given the developments in the ongoing combat readiness drills, Lukashenko announced that the operation will last until spring. Belarusian reservists have also been called up to take part in these exercises," the material emphasized.

At the same time, Ukraine noticed the Belarusian combat readiness check.

How Belarus is helping Russia in the war

It is known that throughout the period of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Lukashenko has been helping Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in the war. In February 2022, Belarus allowed Russian occupiers to launch missile strikes and attacks from its territory into northern Ukraine.

Russian defense equipment and ammunition were also transported from the Russian Federation to its soldiers fighting in Ukraine via rail networks through Belarus. "In addition, Russian soldiers were stationed in Belarusian barracks, and at one point members of the Russian state-sponsored private military company Wagner Group were also present in Belarus," Forbes recalled.

Russia has since reduced its physical presence in Belarus, however. At the same time, Lukashenko told Putin that the Russian army could continue to use Belarus as a base for its troops.

"Despite its willingness to help Russia during its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Belarus is not using its own human resources in the war. Since a full-scale war in February 2022, Putin has tried to convince Lukashenko to send Belarusian soldiers to fight in Ukraine. However, Lukashenko has rejected Putin's request, saying he would send Belarusian soldiers only in case of aggression against his country," the publication said.

Why Lukashenko is not sending his troops to Ukraine

The Belarusian dictator is not sending his troops to war because he realizes that war is unpopular in his country, where, according to a Chatham House poll, the majority of Belarusian citizens do not support the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The respondents also opposed sending Belarusian troops to fight.

"Belarusian civilians are not the only ones opposed to Russia's war in Ukraine. When Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, several high-ranking officers and soldiers resigned from the Belarusian armed forces in opposition to their government's decision to help Russia in the war. Some of these Belarusian soldiers even left their country to join volunteer battalions that help defend Ukraine from Russia," the material added.

What they say about this in Ukraine

With all these developments in Belarus, Ukrainian officials and the AFU continue to monitor the situation. In particular, during a visit to Lithuania last week, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Belarus continues to depend on Russia's economy, trade and energy, so the situation in the country has become "more dangerous."

"Russian operators of Shahed jet drones are operating against Ukraine from the territory of Belarus. Russia's strike communications and targeting are supported from Belarus. Russia is using Belarus as a platform to blackmail Europe and the world with "Nutshell" weapons. Belarusian industry works for Russia's war, and Belarusian trade ties help Putin buy the components needed to threaten all of us in Europe," the Ukrainian leader said.

The head of state was referring to Russia's latest deployment of medium-range ballistic missiles in Belarus in the fall of 2025. At the time, Lukashenko assured that the Oreshnik missiles would be used to ensure the security of his country.

In turn, during the combat readiness exercises of Belarusian troops, the country's state media reported that the Belarusian government would increase investments in guarding the border with Ukraine.

"During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Lukashenko constantly stated that he would not send Belarusian soldiers to Ukraine and that he was not forced to make this decision. But as the Belarusian government has begun building a new military training ground near the Belarus-Ukraine border and is setting up new border checkpoints during ongoing military exercises, it has put the Ukrainian government and the Ukrainian Armed Forces on high alert," Forbes noted.

"So now there is an atmosphere of uncertainty near the Belarus-Ukraine border.

Whatever may happen, the Ukrainian authorities are likely to start taking no At the same time, Ukraine and its allies will closely monitor the situation to see what happens next, the publication summarized.

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