Are there still Russian soldiers in Belarus?
25 April 2022 |
8:53 am
When Russia launched its attack on Ukraine, some of the troops invaded from Belarus in the north to occupy the areas around Kyiv and Chernihiv. They have now withdrawn — but are they still in Belarus?
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