Belarus has switched off retransmitters used to guide Russian Shahed drones toward Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, citing military and intelligence reports.
Zelensky cited briefings from Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky and Ukraine’s intelligence service, saying the retransmitters located on Belarusian territory stopped operating as of Monday, according to RBC-Ukraine. He noted that he does not yet know whether the equipment has been dismantled, but said “the fact is that as of today, the retransmitters are not working.”
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Zelensky’s ultimatum
Last week, Zelensky publicly demanded that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko remove the retransmitters, giving him a week to clear military equipment from near Ukraine’s border.
“From the first days of this war, missiles were flying from Belarus, killing children and adults,” Zelensky said, warning that if Belarus failed to act, Ukraine would eliminate the systems itself.
Moscow reacts
Moscow condemned Zelensky’s ultimatum as “absolutely aggressive” interference in Belarus’ internal affairs, saying Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin plans to discuss Kyiv’s warning with Lukashenko.
Earlier in June, Lukashenko completely shifted his stance, publicly apologizing to Zelensky and ruling out Belarus entering the war, calling any spillover of the conflict onto Belarusian territory “absolutely unacceptable.”
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Concerns over Belarus’ trajectory
As of June 21st, Belarus’ opposition-led United Transitional Cabinet warned Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry that Lukashenko may be preparing to join Russia’s war, citing constitutional changes, rapid military expansion, and deeper integration with Moscow’s arms industry as signs Minsk is shifting away from neutrality.
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