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Belarus launches ‘defensive’ military drills on border with Poland and Lithuania

Ewan Jones

16.09.2026, 08:39

The exercises follow reports of a build-up of military infrastructure along Belarus’s border with Ukraine — The exercises follow reports of a build-up of military infrastructure along Belarus’s border with Ukraine. Photo by BELARUS DEFENSE MINISTRY/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Some of the exercises are being held near a strategically important strip of land connecting the Baltic states and Poland.