MOSCOW, April 29. /TASS/. Kiev is working to reinforce fortifications along the border with Belarus, Andrey Demchenko, spokesman for the Ukrainian Border Service, said.

"Efforts are underway to construct engineering defenses directly on the border with Belarus," he pointed out in an interview with the Ukrinform news agency.

According to Demchenko, "fortifications are being expanded in every region adjacent to the country, including Volyn, Rovno, Zhitomir, Kiev, and Chernigov." "Units of intelligence agencies, the Defense Ministry, and the State Border Service are closely monitoring developments in Belarus," the official stressed.

However, he did not specify the threats that Kiev anticipates from Belarus.