Belarus: Dozens of soldiers from Pskov refused to go to war in Ukraine

SVITLANA KIZILOVA — THURSDAY, 7 APRIL 2022, 14:28

Pskov paratroopers were brought to the territory of Belarus, and then they had to move towards Ukraine to take part in hostilities and attempts to occupy the territory. However, Russian troops refused en masse to carry out this command plan, after which they were returned to the place they had been relocated from: Pskov.

Source: Belarusian edition Nasha Niva, author of the local Telegram channel "Pskovska huberniia"

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About 60 soldiers from Pskov refused to fight on the territory of Ukraine. At first they were brought to the territory of Belarus, but after their démarche they were returned to the place they had been relocated from in Pskov.

It is currently unknown when exactly it happened, but it might have been in the second half of March.

At the same time, the "Pskovska huberniia" did not specify the number of military personnel who refused to fight.

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"I can't say for sure about the number of soldiers, but after the news I managed to get in touch with the driver who took some of these guys from Belarus to Pskov last week. I know him personally, so the information has been verified.

I believe that the military should defend their homeland from attack, and not participate in acting out the imperial resentment of a small group of people (and perhaps even one person) outside their own country. "