Any violation of Ukraine's state border by Belarus will be met by 'all necessary measures to exercise the right to self defense', Kiyv warns.
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00:00Belarus is concentrating a significant number of armed forces personnel as well as weaponry
00:07along Ukraine's northern border with Belarus.
00:10Ukraine has issued an official warning, urging Belarus to withdraw forces away from the border
00:15to a distance greater than the firing range of Belarus' systems.
00:20In its statement, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said,
00:23We warn that in case of a violation of Ukraine's state border by Belarus, our state will take
00:28all necessary measures to exercise the right to self-defense guaranteed by the UN Charter.
00:34Consequently, all troop concentrations, military facilities and supply routes in Belarus will
00:39become legitimate targets for the armed forces of Ukraine.
00:43Kiev noted that some former Wagner PMC troops were also present in the area.
00:50Ukraine and Belarus share a 1,084 km long border.
00:54According to Ukraine's statement, military exercises on the border pose a global security
01:00threat due to the closeness of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the world's
01:05worst nuclear disaster.