Rockets were fired from Belarus, a diplomatic ally of Moscow, in the direction of the Chernig border region of Ukraine, northeast of Kiev, the Ukrainian army said on Saturday. «At around 5 am (2 am GMT), the Chernigov region came under massive rocket fire. 20 rockets were fired from the air over the village of Desna from the territory of Belarus.The “Northern Command of the Ukrainian troops” mentioned on “Facebook”, noting that.There were no casualties“At this stage. «Infrastructure damaged“The Ukrainian army clarified, without mentioning whether it is military or not.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, “Six Tu-22M3 planes fired 12 cruise missiles from Petrikav town.in southern Belarus. «The bombers took off from Tchaikovka Airport in Russia’s Kaluga region (west).270 kilometers north of the Ukrainian border. «Then they entered the airspace of Belarus. After launching the missiles, they returned to Russia“Apart from the small village of Desna, which has a population of 7,500 and is located 70 km north of Ki, the Russians have hit targets,” he said.Ki և և Sumy regions“(North-east).
For Ki, Moscow wants.Involve Belarus in the war»
The strike comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko are due to meet in St. Petersburg on Saturday ahead of a visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The woman responded, accusing Moscow of desireto capture“Minsk, Russia’s diplomatic ally.”in war“In Ukraine. «Today’s strike is directly related to the Kremlin’s efforts to involve Belarus in the Ukraine war as a sympathetic country.According to the Telegram, the Central Intelligence Agency under the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Although at this stage Belarus was not militant in the conflict with Ukraine, but Belarus was a logistical support to the Moscow troops, especially in the first weeks of the Russian attack. The country, which has been ruled by Lukashenko since 1994, has been widely targeted by Western sanctions against Russia.
Source: Le Figaro
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