A Belarusian official claimed on Tuesday that authorities are conscious of plans to destabilize the state of affairs within the nation through mercenaries.
Belarusians preventing in Ukraine additionally plan “subversive activities” in Belarus with the assistance of mercenaries who have been educated within the West, stated Andrey Ananeko, the top of the Belarusian Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption (MDCOCC).
“Employees of the MDCOCC of the Interior Ministry are aware that members of extremists and terrorist organizations abroad … are plotting destabilization in Belarus. They may use mercenaries and individuals trained in the West,” he stated.
Ananeko added that Belarusians preventing on Ukraine’s facet within the so-called Kalinovsky regiment, a bunch of Belarusian opposition volunteers, have kin in Belarus, who set up “covert cells, promoting criminal activity and recruiting citizens to participate in armed actions on the territory of Ukraine.”
According to the official, some 200 Belarusian nationals have been recognized as fighters of the Kalinovsky regiment. Also, 11 individuals have been delivered to prison accountability since 2022 for making an attempt to go away Belarus to hitch paramilitary formations as mercenaries.
“Today, more than 20 people are known to have been killed during a special military operation. The number of wounded and missing goes to dozens, there are prisoners and deserters as well,” he stated.
Ananeko stated that the Belarusian legislation enforcement established connections between Belarusian nationals preventing in Ukraine and their “contacts” in Belarus, who’re “systematically being checked for (intentions to organize) subversive activities in the country and assistance to foreign radical initiatives.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr
