Belarusian Defense Ministry says there are no Belarusian troops in Ukraine

MINSK. March 1 (Interfax) - There are no Belarusian troops in Ukraine, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

"The Belarusian Defense Ministry has repeatedly said that all Belarusian servicemen are in Belarus. [They're] at their permanent deployment sites and are not taking part in the special operation in Donbas," Defense Ministry spokesperson Inna Gorbachyova told the BelTA state-run news agency.