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Belarus halts equipment used to guide Russian strikes, Zelensky says, after Ukraine's ultimatum
The Kyiv Independent • • world
Key Points:
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that communications equipment in Belarus, which Ukraine said was aiding Russian drone strikes, stopped operating as of June 22 following his ultimatum to Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.
- The equipment reportedly consisted of relay systems on communication towers used to support Russian Shahed-type drone attacks, which rely on radio communications and ground infrastructure for navigation.
- Ukrainian border guards have observed a decline in Russian drone incursions in northern Chernihiv Oblast and a halt to large Shahed drone raids along the Belarus-Ukraine border.
- Belarusian President Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia, has provided political and military support to Moscow during its war against Ukraine, despite Zelensky’s demand to remove the equipment.
- In response to Zelensky's ultimatum, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov accused Ukraine of aggression and violating Belarus's sovereignty.
