NHK's interview revealed that at least about 500 volunteers from Belarus have traveled to the site to participate in the battle in order to cooperate with Ukrainian troops fighting the Russian army.

Belarus is working closely with its ally Russia as a government, but some citizens are beginning to support Ukraine from a backlash against Russia.

Ukrainian elite Azov Battalion continues to fight Russian troops intensifying their offensive in the east.



An organization that works with the Azov Battalion is located in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, and its representative, Pavel Kufta (24), responded to NHK's interview.



According to Mr. Kufta, an increasing number of Belarusian volunteers want to support Ukraine from the opposition to Russia, which continues to invade Ukraine.



Mr. Kufta has contacted these people on social media, trained in Poland and sent them to Ukraine, and so far at least about 500 people have been working with the Azov Battalion as Belarusian troops and fighting. That is.



Mr. Kufta, who is a Belarusian himself and moved to Poland to escape the crackdown of the Lukaschenko administration, which is strengthened with the backing of Russia, said, "It is the duty of civilized society to help Ukraine," until the Russian army is withdrawn. He emphasized the idea of ​​supporting the Ukrainian side.



"Where Russians have weapons, vandalism is always done and civilians are killed. The Kremlin's powers have not abandoned the empire's ambition to constantly expand its territory," Mr Putin said. He criticized the Putin administration.



Belarus is working closely with its ally Russia as a government, but some citizens are beginning to support Ukraine from a backlash against Russia.