Russia and Ukraine. Belarus: a pontoon bridge was built on the Pripyat River

The bridge was built in the Chernobyl exclusion zone – Areas outside the area of ​​joint military exercises conducted by Russia and Belarus – Ukrainian media have drawn attention. “It is currently unknown whether the bridge was built by Russian or Belarusian forces,” Ukrainian Pravda said.

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“Russia builds bridges, field hospitals and other military infrastructure, for this reason,” he said We cannot take their words of de-escalation seriously– CNN, citing the source dealing with the case, reported that the bridge being constructed could be used by the Russian army to storm Kiev, according to the station’s assessment.

And the Associated Press, citing US sources, announced on Thursday that Russia has deployed additional forces 7 thousand soldiers near the border of Ukraine. Earlier, the Russian authorities reported the withdrawal of some troops from the Ukrainian border.

Russia continues to build military capabilities near Ukraine. This includes additional armored vehicles, helicopters and a field hospital near the border of Ukraine. Russia has the military capacity to invade Ukraine Britain’s military intelligence chief Jim Hockenhall said Wednesday.

Ukraine’s Defense Minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, was also skeptical about Russian assurances that his forces would withdraw. – Unfortunately, we cannot confirm this information – the minister said on Wednesday.