 Ukraine bracing for possible attack from neighbouring Belarus Ukrainian army is preparing for a possible attack from neighbouring Belarus Ukrainian defence minister Oleksiy Ryznikov said on Wednesday Ryznikov stressed that Belarus was not a friendly neighbour and that Kiev had reasons to be concerned and prepared A representative of the Ukrainian army's General Staff Oleksiy Gromov has said that an offensive from Belarus was possible In a press conference on Thursday, Gromov noticed that Belarus has been campaigning for the recruitment of volunteers into the army in the Brest region on its border with Ukraine According to Gromov, potential conscripts have been told that they would be giving weapons and ammunition in case a martial law is imposed in the country However, Gromov noted that the probability of a repeated attack from the territory of Belarus was low Belarus is Kremlin's close ally and has supported Russia's war in Ukraine Its military involvement has been the source of concerns since the early days of the invasion amid Moscow's pressure on Minsk to become more involved in its war efforts Compounding these concerns have been large-scale combat drills Belarus has recently helped on its border with Ukraine According to the Institute of the Study of War, it's unlikely that Belarus will invade Ukraine in the near future However, Minsk might want to distract Ukraine and draw some of Ukraine's ground forces away from the front line temporarily according to the think tank