Zelensky says Russia using Belarus territory to circumvent Ukrainian defenses

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Russia was using ordinary apartment blocks on the territory of its ally Belarus to attack Ukrainian targets and circumvent Kyiv’s ​defenses. The Kremlin used Belarusian territory to launch its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine and Belarus remains a steadfast ally, though longstanding President Alexander Lukashenko has vowed to commit no troops to the conflict. “We note that the Russians are trying to bypass our defensive interceptor positions through the territory of neighboring Belarus.

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