Trenches appear near the Belarusian-Lithuanian border

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Military trenches have appeared near the border between Belarus and Lithuania, according to the Belarusian service of Radio Liberty.

Thus, in the Grodno region of Belarus, trenches for infantry and equipment have appeared on the edge of the Gozky military training ground. From there, it is only 6 kilometers to the Belarusian-Lithuanian border.

It is noted that the erected fortifications may be part of the “resistance node”. The Belarusian Ministry of Defense promised to build it a year ago. According to Radio Liberty, this territory has a nature conservation status. It belongs to the Republican Landscape Reserve “Gorodenskaya Pushcha”.

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Planet Labs images from December 14, 2024 show new fortifications on the eastern side of the road leading to the Privalka checkpoint.

“At the end of November 2024, the military dug a huge trench 340 meters long and 5 to 7 meters wide. These dimensions are enough for a tank to freely pass through the trench. The land plot on which the trench was dug, according to the land cadastre, does not belong to the territory of the training ground,” the journalists add.

To the west of the road to the border post, trenches for infantry have been dug, almost 200 meters long. In some places, isolated fortifications and pits are visible.

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Military activity in Belarus

In January, the team of the OSINT monitoring project “Belaruski Gayun” reported that Belarus had increased its military presence in the Ukrainian border area. It was noted that from December 23 to January 5, a transfer of military forces and the arrival of a Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft were recorded.

Belarus later announced military exercises near the border with Ukraine, which will last until January 31, the country's Defense Ministry said.

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