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Belarus Threatens Kyiv over Border Troops as Ukraine Pushes Further into Russia’s Kursk

HeadlineAug 19, 2024

As Ukrainian forces expand their incursion inside Russia, Moscow says Kyiv has struck a third bridge in the Kursk region. Russia also said its troops had captured a group of at least 19 Ukrainian soldiers in the region. Meanwhile, Belarusian president and staunch Putin ally Alexander Lukashenko has threatened Ukraine with military action as he accused Kyiv of deploying 120,000 troops along Ukraine’s border with Belarus.

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