Belarus is deploying the grouping as the nation is put on high terrorism alert, the country’s president has said Minsk has begun deployment of a joint Russian-Belarusian military force on its territory, President Alexander Lukashenko told journalists on Friday, citing “heightened tensions” on its borders, which prompted the nation to issue a high terrorism alert.

Just seven out of almost 30 sites targeted by Russia have not been hit, the president explained There is currently no need for additional large-scale missile strikes on Ukrainian targets, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

The former president stressed the urgent need for various UAVs after they proved their effectiveness in offensive in Ukraine Russia needs to ramp up production of various types of drones after they have demonstrated their combat effectiveness in the ongoing military conflict between Moscow and Kiev, said Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev.