Bohua News reported on June 26 – “Russia will provide Iskander-M missile systems to Belarus ,” Vladimir Putin said. The Russian leader talked about this during his meeting with Lukashenko in St. Petersburg . According to BBC news, Putin said that he will hand over to Belarus the Iskander-M system that can use ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, "both conventional missiles and nuclear missiles ."
According to Putin, the delivery will be completed within a few months. Iskander-M is a mobile missile system with a range of up to 500 kilometers. These missiles can carry conventional warheads or nuclear warheads .
Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with Russian media in November 2021 that he was asking Moscow to provide "several squadrons" of Iskanders. At that time, he believed that Belarus was threatened by attacks "from the West" and therefore, with Russia's help, it had to strengthen its military.
In early 2022, when Russia and Belarus were conducting military exercises before the invasion of Ukraine, Iskander missiles were among the weapons shipped from Russia to Belarus.
Sergey Shoigu Disturbing words
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a meeting with Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khlenin on Thursday: "The regional forces and air defense of Russia and the Union of Belarus System requires urgent measures to increase combat readiness. "Many people are worried that Belarus may become militarily involved in a war with Ukraine.
The minister added that today the matter is becoming increasingly urgent and Russia is ready to provide "all support" to Belarusian friends for this purpose.
- Today, bilateral military cooperation develops under conditions of unprecedented Western pressure and undeclared war against our countries - Shoigu repeated again in a propaganda tone.
