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Belarus erects bases for potential Oreshnik missile deployment

Belarus has begun constructing new military bases, with one near Minsk potentially set to house Oreshnik ballistic missiles, Radio Liberty’s investigative project Schemes reported on Sept. 10.

10 September 2025, 06:10 PM

Belarus says it ‘warned’ Poland of drone activity during Russian strike, blames jamming for stray aircraft

Belarus’s Defense Ministry claimed it had alerted Poland overnight about the movement of “unidentified aerial vehicles,” allowing Polish forces to “respond quickly.” The statement came from Pavel Muraveiko, Chief of the General Staff of Belarus’s Armed Forces and First Deputy Defense Minister.

10 September 2025, 05:22 PM

Several Russian drones entered Poland via Belarusian airspace – Zelenskyy

At least two Russian drones that crossed into Polish territory on Sept. 10 used Belarusian airspace, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

10 September 2025, 04:52 PM

No signs of another cross-border invasion from Belarus

As Russia and Belarus are preparing for their Zapad-2025 joint military exercises, there are no signs of an invasion force forming near Ukraine’s border with Belarus, Ukrainian State Border Guard Service spokesman Andriy Demchenko said on Sept. 9.

9 September 2025, 11:44 PM

Czechia, Romania, Hungary dismantle Belarusian spy network in Europe

Intelligence agencies from Romania, Hungary, and the Czech Republic have dismantled a Belarusian espionage network operating across Europe, Czechia’s Security Information Service (BIS) announced on Sept. 8.

8 September 2025, 09:45 PM

Russia’s overnight strike: Ukraine’s Air Force says drones entered from Belarus

During Russia’s massive overnight missile and drone strike on Ukraine on Sept. 7, some UAVs entered Ukrainian airspace from Belarus, Air Force Command spokesman Yurii Ihnat confirmed on national television.

7 September 2025, 02:52 PM

Poland urges citizens to leave Belarus immediately

Polish citizens are advised to leave Belarus immediately and avoid travel there, Poland’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Pawel Wronski said on Sept. 5.

6 September 2025, 12:45 AM

Medvedchuk’s bodyguard worked for SBU in 2022—report

When Oksana Marchenko, the wife of pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, left Ukraine for Belarus on Feb. 18, 2022, one of her bodyguards was working for Ukraine’s SBU security service, investigative journalists at Slidstvo.Info reported on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 08:35 PM

Belarus hosts CSTO war games with nuclear scenarios

The joint military exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member countries that began in Belarus on Aug. 31 include scenario planning for the potential use of nuclear weapons, DW reported.

1 September 2025, 09:44 AM

More draft-age Ukrainians are fleeing to Belarus

Twice as many draft-age Ukrainian men attempted to cross into Belarus in the first seven months of 2025 as in the entire previous three years of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian journalists at Slidstvo.info reported on Aug. 25.

26 August 2025, 02:11 AM

Belarusian imports threaten Russian cement industry

Belarusian cement is displacing Russian products from the domestic market, leading Russian producers to propose import limits and anti-dumping duties, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service reported on Aug. 12.

12 August 2025, 05:45 PM

‘Furious Wolf 2025’: Lithuania to hold drills on Belarus border amid Russian troop movements

Lithuania will hold the Aršus vilkas 2025 (Furious Wolf 2025) military exercises Aug. 11–22 in areas bordering Belarus, Delfi reported on Aug. 10, citing the Lithuanian army.

11 August 2025, 08:21 PM

Several hundred Russian troops arrive in Belarus for drills; border guards see no immediate threat

Several hundred Russian troops have arrived in Belarus for planned military exercises, along with shipments of military equipment, State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said on Aug. 11.

11 August 2025, 01:55 PM

Russian troops land in Belarus for Zapad-2025 exercises

The first echelon of Russian troops and equipment arrived in Belarus to prepare for the Zapad-2025 joint strategic military exercises scheduled for this fall, Belarus’ Defense Ministry announced on Aug. 6.

6 August 2025, 08:59 PM

Russian drone crashed in Lithuania carried a warhead, investigation finds

Lithuania’s Public Prosecutor's Office has established that a Russian drone which crashed in the country in July was carrying two kilograms of explosives, LRT public broadcaster reported on Aug. 5.

5 August 2025, 11:37 PM

Belarus to amend martial law: 'Aggression' against Russia may trigger wartime measures

Belarus’s Defense Ministry has submitted a bill to parliament that proposes changes to the country’s martial law legislation, the ministry’s press service announced on Aug. 5.

5 August 2025, 02:22 PM

Aeroflot cancels over 50 flights in one day after hacker attack — Russian media

Aeroflot, the largest airline in Russia, canceled 22 flights from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport and 31 incoming flights to the capital, Russian Interfax propaganda outlet wrote on July 29.

29 July 2025, 03:46 PM

Belarus downs mystery drone over capital

The Belarusian air defenses intercepted a drone over Minsk overnight, the country’s Defense Ministry claimed on Telegram on July 29, posting a photo of the debris.

29 July 2025, 03:09 PM

Hackers exploit Aeroflot CEO’s weak password, disrupt flights

The breach of the IT systems of Russia’s largest airline, Aeroflot, was facilitated by the unchanged password of CEO Sergei Alexandrovsky since 2022, Belarusian Cyber Partisans BY reported on their website on July 28.

28 July 2025, 09:33 PM

Belarusian cyberpartisans claim total destruction of Aeroflot IT system as Kremlin notes ‘alarming’ reports

Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot canceled 42 flights from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, including to Yekaterinburg, Minsk, and St. Petersburg, due to a major IT system failure, the airline’s press office said on the morning of July 28.

28 July 2025, 03:15 PM

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