The Russian Federation can prepare an offensive from Belarus and Transnistria: the CPD has denied the threat (video)

This was stated by the Colonel of the SBU reserve and military counterintelligence expert Mikhail Pritula on the air "Espresso. TV". According to him, the enemy's troops may have large-scale plans that are related to a new offensive in Ukraine, but already with a new-old direction-from Belarus. Minsk has already sent its military to the border in the Gomel region, where the transport highway is well developed.

"That is, they have accumulated where you can import the personnel in large numbers, echelons. We open the map of the Russian invasion and see that there were no stroke The direction was one of the possible directions of blows, but there was no stroke from that direction, " - said Mikhail Pritula. On this basis, the Colonel of the SBU continues, we can conclude that Russia is preparing an attack from the direction of Belarus.

It can be a bridgehead in order to start personnel and hit in the direction of Zhytomyr, Berdichev, Vinnitsa and Kryzhopol, and then another counter -blow can occur - from Transnistria. "Apparently, the Russians have such plans. And Lukashenko either shows that from that direction may be a blow, or does not manage this process. Since the Belarusian army will not have enough for such an operation," - summed up Mikhail Pritula.

Andriy Kovalenko, Head of the Center for Honoring Missing the National Security and Defense Council (CPD) in a comment to RBC-Ukraine said that there is no military threat from Belarus. According to the intelligence data at the CPD, a small number of Minsk troops on the border, as well as full percussion groups have not been created.

"A full offensive on the territory of Ukraine from the territory of Belarus is not now impossible, because it will end with a stroke in response to even theoretically theoretically the Belarusians. Lukashenko is now trying to help help, distracting our command on this flank," - said Andrei Kovalenko.

As a result, the head of the CPD continues, the President of Belarus can try to deceive the Russian leader Vladimir Putin, creating the appearance of some activity, but it is only information influence and no military threat. In a comment to focus, Andriy Kovalenko also commented on the potential threat from Transnistria, where Russian troops can be located.

The CPD head notes that it is a limited contingent of enemy troops, which are currently located in an unrecognized republic, so there are no reasons for concern. "About Transnistria. The limited contingent of Russian troops, there is no combat experience, no logistics connection, there is no sufficient amount of BC. This is not an offensive formation. There is no possibility of replenishment of personnel and equipment," - said Andrey Kovalenko in a comment of focus.

We will remind, on August 27 it was reported that the ISW evaluated the possible invasion of Belarus into Ukraine. According to analysts, the expansion of Belarusian forces along the Ukrainian border is likely to be distracted and stretched the Ukrainian forces along the wider line of the front. On August 25, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine urged Belarus not to make "tragic mistakes" and stop leaning to the borders of the army and "Wagnets".