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In Belarus, at the direction of the self-proclaimed president Aleksandr Lukashenko, a readiness check of the country’s Armed Forces has been launched, the Belarusian news agency BelTA reports.

Source: Ministry of Defence of Belarus Quote: "The personnel of one of the military units will have to carry out a set of measures to prepare equipment and weapons for training and combat missions, ...