In northwestern Ukraine, on the lookout for an offensive by Belarus

Ihe central square in the small town of Sarny, 50 kilometers from the Belarusian border, is almost deserted, despite the rays of spring sunshine that encourage strolling. On a public bench, Ruslan and Vlad, two young Ukrainians in their twenties, reinvent the world while sipping coffee. “No one is hanging out at the moment, for fear of aerial bombardments,” said the first. Last week, in the early evening, a bomb hit a military target near Sarny. We hope the city will be spared. “Since the start of the war, adds the other, just a month ago, we have heard that Belarus could attack here, but we hope that they will understand what Ukraine is. »

For several days now, the sounds of boots at the bi…