Russia plans “in the near future a large-scale provocation” on the border between Belarus and Ukraine, which could lead to the destruction of infrastructure and an increase in civilian casualties, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported on March 9. the Ukrainian press reports. Propagandist Volodymyr Solovyov will “cover” events on the ground for the Russian press.

“Several groups of Russians” will arrive in Belarus to carry out an alleged provocation, which should form a negative public opinion about Ukraine among Belarusians and ensure Minsk’s full participation in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

“We received information that in the near future the military-political command of the Russian Federation is planning a large-scale provocation on the border of Ukraine and Belarus.

The main Russian propagandist Volodymyr Solovyov will come to Belarus, and he will cover the challenge in detail. On March 11, it is planned to organize a TV and radio performance and a live broadcast from the location for the propagandist media of the Russian Federation,” says the message of the State Government, Ukrainian Pravda reports.

Solovyov was released from mobilization by order of Vladimir Putin last September, when Moscow decided to send to the front Russian media outlets that promote the Kremlin’s official narrative about the war in Ukraine.

Other categories of Russian citizens also took advantage of this privilege, but some accused the heads of the establishment centers of ignoring the order, officially signed by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Volodymyr Solovyov became one of the most famous Russian TV presenters after the start of the war in Ukraine, known for his brutal accusations against the West and Kyiv.

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