Russias neighbor and ally Belarusannounced so-called wartime transition exercises Tuesday as Moscows invasion of Ukraine shows no sign of slowing in its fourth month.The Belarusian defense ministry said all of its army units, command centers and personnel will undertake a set of training sessions on the transition from peacetime to wartime.It claimed in a statement that the combat-readiness exercises follow the latest call-up into service and are part of the militarys 2021-2022 plan.The announcement comes two weeks after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenkoordered the creation of a southern operational command in response to military drills in the region by what he called the United States and its satellites.Its a wartime condition, but without [active] war for now, Lukashenko told his top defense officials on May 26.In May, Belarus launchedsurprise military maneuvers to test the reactive capacity of its army.Lukashenko, who has publicly backed Russias invasion, is accused of allowing Moscow to use his country as a staging ground for its devastating but ultimately failed attempt to advance into northern Ukraine and take the capital Kyiv.Belarus has as a result been targeted by sweeping Western sanctions imposed following the invasion.