Belarus's exiled opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, made her inaugural visit to Kyiv on Monday, arriving by train as the Ukrainian capital grappled with the aftermath of Russia’s most extensive missile attack this year. Her presence comes amid intense international focus on the extent of support the Belarusian government might offer Moscow's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.The visit by Ms Tsikhanouskaya followed a significant diplomatic exchange the previous day, when French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation with President Alexander Lukashenko. Mr Lukashenko has governed Belarus with an iron fist for more than three decades, maintaining close ties with the Kremlin.During their call, the French leader "underscored the risks for Belarus of allowing itself to be dragged into Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine," according to a presidential aide in Macron’s office. The aide spoke on condition of anonymity, adhering to the practices of the presidential palace.Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shakes hands with a service member next to the Iskander-M missile launcher as he visits a missile brigade of the Armed Forces during joint Russian-Belarusian nuclear exercises. (Reuters)Macron also spoke Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who in recent days has increasingly warned that Belarus could provide a launchpad for Russia to open a new front in northern Ukraine.With the full-scale invasion more than four years old, the Russian army is locked in a hard and costly slog on the 1,250-kilometer (780-mile) front line that mostly snakes through eastern and southern Ukraine. With American-made air defense missiles in short supply because of the Iran war, Russian missiles are harder for Ukraine to stop.U.S. efforts to stop the fighting made little progress and have now stalled.Russia fires hypersonic missile at UkraineSunday’s heavy bombardment included Russia’s powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile, which can carry multiple warheads. Russian President Vladimir Putin has boasted it can plunge to a target at speeds up to Mach 10.Zelensky said Ukrainian intelligence services had received tipoffs from the United States and European countries that Russia was preparing to launch an Oreshnik.A boy plays the accordion in front of a shopping center damaged by Russian strikes in Kyiv. (AFP/Getty)At least 87 people were wounded in Kyiv, including three children, in the barrage, Zelensky said Monday. Twenty-one people were hospitalized.The intense assault damaged buildings across the city, including near government offices, residential buildings, schools and a market, Ukrainian authorities said. Shattered glass still littered sidewalks on Monday.Countries keep a wary eye on BelarusMacron’s call with Lukashenko was their first since 2022, shortly after Russia launched the all-out invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, when Belarus' government allowed Moscow to use the country's territory as a platform to send troops into neighboring Ukraine.A terse readout released by the Belarusian presidential press service said that the call took place “on the French side’s initiative” and that the two leaders discussed “regional issues” and the relations of Belarus with the European Union and France.Rescue workers try to put out a fire at a residential building after a Russian strike on Kyiv. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Tsikhanouskaya, the Belarusian opposition leader in exile, said Sunday that France is trying to prevent Belarus being dragged into the Russia-Ukraine war.“The main goal — to warn Lukashenko that dragging Belarus into the war would be unacceptable,” Tsikhanouskaya told The Associated Press.“Lukashenko’s regime knows well what needs to be done to improve ties with the European Union, but it isn’t happening, instead hybrid attacks, nuclear blackmail and threats to the entire region continue,” she said.Lukashenko relies on the Kremlin for cheap energy, loans and other support. Russia and Belarus held joint nuclear drills last week.Zelensky has repeatedly warned that Belarus could increase its support for Moscow.