{"id":1394985,"date":"2026-06-24T23:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1394985"},"modified":"2026-06-24T19:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:45:25","slug":"sybiha-urges-vigilance-as-belarus-launches-mobilization-drills-near-nato-and-ukrainian-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/sybiha-urges-vigilance-as-belarus-launches-mobilization-drills-near-nato-and-ukrainian-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"Sybiha Urges Vigilance as Belarus Launches \u2018Mobilization Drills\u2019 Near NATO and Ukrainian Borders"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called on the international community to remain vigilant amid Belarusian \u201cmobilization drills\u201d taking place in the country\u2019s Grodno region near the borders of Ukraine and NATO member states,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UATV English<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n   <p>In a statement posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andrii_sybiha\/status\/2069778807603581049\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andrii_sybiha\/status\/2069778807603581049\">X<\/a> on June 24, Sybiha said that from June 20 to July 2, military authorities in Belarus\u2019s Oshmyany district are notifying around 2,000 reservists and setting up preliminary assembly points.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cAlthough these activities are officially described as a routine data verification exercise, they serve as a tactic of intimidation against neighboring states,\u201d Sybiha wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The foreign minister argued that Belarusian authorities are showing no signs of de-escalation and are instead increasing their military activity near the borders of Ukraine and NATO countries.<\/p>\n   <p>According to Sybiha, the moves align with the Kremlin\u2019s broader strategy of political pressure and intimidation and contradict Minsk\u2019s public claims of seeking peace.<\/p>\n   <p>\u201cUkraine continues to closely monitor Belarus\u2019s actions, reiterates its warnings to Minsk against deeper involvement in Russia\u2019s aggression, and calls on the international community to increase pressure on the Lukashenko regime,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n   <p>Sybiha\u2019s comments come amid growing concerns about Belarus\u2019s role in supporting Russia\u2019s war effort and reports that Moscow may be seeking to draw Minsk more directly into the conflict.<\/p>\n   <p>Earlier, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War warned that Russia could attempt to use the Union State collective security framework to involve Belarus more deeply in the war against Ukraine and potentially access Belarusian manpower and military training resources.<\/p>\n   <p>At the same time, Ukrainian officials have stressed that there are currently no signs of an imminent threat from Belarus. 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