After Belarusian forces amass at border, Ukraine warns Minsk against making 'tragic mistakes'

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.