In Belarus, they announced the consideration of the southern direction as a security threat

“Today, based on an assessment of the military-political, strategic situation, we are forced to consider, among other things, the southern direction (as a threat to the country's security. - RT ),” Volfovich said.

According to him, first of all, this is necessary to protect the southern borders of the Union State.

The State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus noted that in the course of checking the response forces of the Union State, major maneuvers are being carried out with the development of strategic regroupings over long distances, tasks with the creation of groups in operational areas and exercises to repel aggression.

Earlier, the crews of Belarusian and Russian fighters conducted training patrols and intercepted a mock violator of the Belarusian state border.