( Observer Network News) "We were provoked. Three days ago, maybe a little longer, Ukrainian attempted to attack military installations on the territory of Belarusian from the territory."
According to the Belarusian News Agency (Belta), When Belarusian President Lukashenko delivered a speech related to Independence Day on July 2, he accused Ukraine of trying to attack military facilities on Belarusian territory three days ago, but all missiles were intercepted. Lukashenko stressed that Belarus would respond "immediately" to any enemy attack.
Screenshot of a report by the Belarusian News Agency (Belta)
"Thank God, the Pantsir air defense system successfully intercepted all missiles launched by the Ukrainian armed forces." Lukashenko said.
Lukashenko emphasized that Belarus did not send troops to participate in the "special military operation" launched by Russia against Ukraine. Belarus is unwilling to go to war with Ukraine but will respond "immediately" if its territory is invaded.
"I swear to you: not a single Belarusian soldier is fighting on Ukrainian soil... As I said more than a year ago, we do not seek to fight in Ukraine."
"We will fight only in one situation. If you... ... invade our territory and kill our people, then we will respond." Lukashenko promised that Belarus would respond "immediately" to any enemy attack.
Lukashenko warned, "If you still have a sense of self-protection, don't touch my country. Don't touch my Belarusian people."
Ukraine did not respond to Lukashenko’s accusation.
On July 2, local time, Lukashenko delivered a speech. Picture from Belarus News Agency
A week ago, according to AFP reported on June 25, the military command of northern Ukraine stated that at around 5 a.m. that day, 20 rockets were fired into Ukraine from Belarus, attacking northern Ukraine. Desna village in the north of the city Chernijivka.
The Ukrainian intelligence agency also said that after taking off from the Russian Air Force base that day, six Tu-22M3 bombers launched 12 Kh-22 cruise missiles from the town of Petrikau in southern Belarus towards Ukraine. The Ukrainian government stated that this was the first time that Russian warplanes launched an air strike directly from Belarusian territory on Ukraine.
Ukrainian intelligence services said on the social media Telegram that this action is "directly related to the Kremlin's efforts to treat Belarus as a war ally and (to) drag it into the Ukrainian war."
On the same day, June 25, local time, Russian President Putin met with Belarusian President Lukashenko in St. Petersburg . The two sides discussed the supply of grain and fertilizers in the international market and how to deal with NATO in neighboring regions. "offensive" policy.
Putin promised that Russia will provide Belarus with the "Iskander-M" missile system "in the next few months", which can use ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, including conventional missiles and nuclear missiles .
Recently, the Russian army and the Luhansk armed forces have made rapid progress. On July 2, local time, Russia announced that it had taken control of Lysychansk, the last large city in the Luhansk region. Situation map drawn by
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Shortly thereafter, in the early morning of July 3, multiple explosions occurred in Belgorod, a Russian border city adjacent to Ukraine. Gladkov, the governor of Russia's Belgorod region, said that at least three people were killed and dozens of residential buildings were damaged.
Multiple explosions occurred in Belgorod, a Russian border city adjacent to Ukraine.
Gradkov said on the social media Telegram that a series of huge explosions were heard in Belgorod, with at least 11 explosions. Apartment buildings and 39 residences were damaged, with five houses destroyed.
Gladkov said: "The cause of the incident is under investigation. It is speculated that the air defense system worked."
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