Russia to open control stations for long-range drones in Belarus, Zelenskiy says
The Straits Times
KYIV, March 23 - Russia plans to open four ground control stations for long-range attack drones in Belarus, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, citing information from Ukraine's military intelligence service. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KYIV, March 23 - Russia plans to open four ground control stations for long-range attack drones in Belarus, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, citing information from Ukraine's military intelligence service.
Zelenskiy, who in recent months has repeatedly warned about Belarus becoming more involved in Russia's war against Ukraine, added in comments on X that he had instructed the service's chief to inform Kyiv's partners about these plans.
Speaking later in his nightly video address, Zelenskiy said that earlier in the now four-year-old war, Belarusian assistance had for a time intensified the damage inflicted by Russian attacks until Ukraine took action against it.
"We now have information from our intelligence that Russia intends to continue using the territory of Belarus and temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine to build ground control stations for long-range drones," he said.
"There will be responses to this. And they will be felt."
Belarus' foreign ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment outside of business hours. REUTERS
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