Against a backdrop of new propaganda – with Belarus as a central theme – there remains a tense calm at the border between the Russian ally and Ukraine.

In Belarus, which is tightly controlled by dictator Alexander Lukashenko, several military leaders have, in the past few weeks, made statements alleging the movement of NATO and Ukrainian troops toward the Belarusian border – breaking a virtual silence observed by Belarusian officials over the past year. So, what’s next?

Kyiv Post visited the UkrainianBelarusian border in the Chernihiv region to investigate the current situation there. And much has changed since the spring of 2022.