The head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Serhiy Popko, said that the joint air-tactical exercises of the military of the Russian Federation and Belarus, planned for January 16, should not be perceived as a direct threat of a new attack on Kyiv. He reported this in Telegram.
Popko noted that joint exercises of the army groups of both states are continuously held in Belarus.
"I would not associate these Air Force exercises, which will take place on the territory of Belarus, with massive missile strikes. We can expect them at any time. Thanks to the Air Force and other air defense forces, we are creating an appropriate echelon system to prevent critical damage to infrastructure facilities," he said.
According to the head of the KDVA, training of the troops of the Russian Federation and Belarus should not be considered a "direct threat" of an attack on the Ukrainian capital or concentrated missile strikes.
At the same time, he said that the military leadership of Ukraine does not rule out the risk of a new invasion of Russian troops from Belarus, therefore, measures are being taken to prepare governing bodies, accumulate material and technical means and equip the territory in order to prevent and prevent the actions of the Russian Federation.
"I want to tell you that every month of 2022 and the beginning of 2023 is a decisive month. Since February 2022, we have withstood, withstood, stopped, rejected. We do not remove the threat as long as the war continues and you already know that they are predicting a new round of mobilization in Russia. So far, the threat has not been removed," Popko said.