Belarusian troops enter Ukraine

Belarus joined the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday, with the country’s troops entering the Chernihiv Oblast in northern Ukraine, Ukrainian authorities confirmed, Report informs via Politico.

In a tweet posted on Tuesday morning, the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, confirmed earlier reports that Belarusian troops were on Ukrainian soil.

“Belarusian troops have entered the Chernihiv region. The information was confirmed to the public by Vitaliy Kyrylov, spokesman for the North Territorial Defense Forces. More details later,” the tweet said.

According to local reports, a Belarusian column of 33 units had entered the region, located north of Kyiv, with mobile communications cut.