US EditionZelenskyy says Russia using Belarus territory to circumvent Ukrainian defences
Ukraine says Russia uses Belarusian residential sites to guide drones and missile systems, bypassing air defenses and adapting routes to evade interceptors, officials said.
- On Dec 26, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia used ordinary apartment blocks in Belarus to strike Ukrainian targets and circumvent Kyiv’s defences, a matter reviewed by Ukraine’s Supreme Commander-in-Chief staff.
- Ukraine says Russia is routing Shahed attack drones through Belarusian territory with Belarusian technical support, adapting flight routes to bypass Ukraine’s interceptor lines.
- Residents recorded drones flying over Belarus before they turned toward Ukraine, and Ukrainian intelligence reported antennae on five-storey apartment roofs in Belarusian settlements guiding Shaheds near Kovel, western Ukraine.
- The staff meeting weighed financing for interceptor drones, which Kyiv officials see as the most viable solution, and Volodymyr Zelenskiy assigned tasks with responses due at the next Supreme Commander-in-Chief staff meeting.
- This month Ukraine reported deployment of Russia’s Oreshnik ballistic missile system to Belarus, and Zelenskiy warned Belarus was surrendering its sovereignty to Russia’s ambitions.
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Ukrainian president denounces use of drones and missiles from Belarusian territory to bypass air defenses - Massive missile attack on Kiev
Zelenskyy instructs to modernize drone distribution system, work out changes to air defense strategy
At a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff on Friday, they discussed financing the production of interceptors and the structure of supplies to the troops. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed to modernize the drone distribution system and work out changes to the air defense strategy to ensure the security of infrastructure and frontline positions.
The Kremlin uses the country ' s territory to bypass Ukrainian air defences.
Zelenskyy: Russia Using Belarus to Bypass Ukrainian Air Defenses With Shahed Drones
Russia is trying to bypass Ukraine’s drone interceptor defenses by routing Shahed attack drones through Belarusian territory with Belarusian technical support, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a press briefing on December 26. Zelenskyy said the issue was reviewed at a meeting of Ukraine’s Supreme Commander-in-Chief staff as officials examined recent Shahed strikes, including attacks targeting the area around Kovel in western Ukraine. E…
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