What's going on in Belarus?

Russia and Belarus have been holding joint military activities picture inscription: Russia and Belarus have been holding everyday military activities

Russia says it has finished its tactical drills in Crimea, yet those weren't the main activities it held close to Ukraine.

Drills in Belarus - whose boundary is under 100 miles (150km) from the Ukrainian capital - are in progress and are set to go on until 20 February.

Yet, Belarus' Foreign Minister Vladimir Makai said no Russian soldiers would stay after the joint moves.

"Not a solitary [Russian] warrior or a solitary unit of military gear will remain on the domain of Belarus after the drills with Russia," he told a question-and-answer session in the capital Minsk.

He said Ukrainian authorities had been informed that "how is occurring on the boundary treats imply that somebody is intending to do a demonstration of animosity".

What number of Russian soldiers are positioned on Ukraine's boundaries?

Russia has massed troops at different situations along Ukraine's boundaries; however, knowing precisely the number is troublesome.

Western authorities last week said the number had reached 130,000 - up from their past gauge of 100,000. Be that as it may, in a discourse on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden put the figure much higher, at 150,000.

While Russia says it is starting to pull back troops, remembering finishing military activities for Crimea, it has not given any numbers.

We honestly do know where the soldiers are based, and that units showing up from across Russia have been added to around 35,000 military workforces who were positioned near Ukraine's line for all time.

The new organizations incorporate around 30,000 soldiers in Belarus, where joint military activities are booked to run until 20 February.

We have not seen Russian withdrawal - NATO boss

We have some more from Jens Stoltenberg, NATO secretary-general, who says there has not been any de-heightening seen on the ground after Russia said it was pulling out a portion of its soldiers from the Ukrainian boundary.

"In actuality, apparently Russia proceeds with the tactical development," he says.

He adds that "we have not seen any withdrawal of Russian powers", and "that goes against the message of political endeavours" from Moscow.

Ukraine marks 'day of solidarity amid fears of a Russian attack

Ukraine is denoting a day of solidarity as fears that those Russian powers massed on its boundaries could be ready to send off an assault.

President Volodymyr Zelensky approached residents to wave the nation's banner and sport blue and yellow strips - Ukraine's public tones.

Banners were seen in external schools, emergency clinics, and shops, and individuals played the public hymn and other devoted melodies to check the day.

"These banners are hanging around for a reason, to show we dread nobody. They didn't terrify us," an individual working a little espresso stand on Kyiv's principal Khreshchatyk avenue told Reuters news organization.