According to the statement of the KGB chief Ivan Tertel a number of “urgent security measures” have been taken to prevent drone attacks on the capital Minsk and its surroundings. There the Lithuanian state is not explicitly accused, but it is only claimed that the attempted attack must have taken place from Lithuanian soil.
The information is passed on by state-controlled media in both Belarus and Russia.
It’s 100 percent misinformation, according to Major Gintautas Ciunisspeaking on behalf of the Lithuanian military.
– It is pure nonsense that Lithuania would carry out a drone strike against Belarus, I cannot describe it in any other way, he tells the public service channel LRT, and says that he can only smile at the whole thing.
There is no indication that any attack has taken place or that any anti-aircraft missiles have been fired in Belarus, writes the independent Telegram channel Belaruski Hajun, which follows military activity in the area.
Describes plan of attack
KGB chief Tertel speaks at a large event in Minsk where the various leading figures of the Belarusian regime speak about the state of affairs, as they describe them, in front of an audience.
The President of Belarus speaks there Alexander Lukashenko about what he claims are concrete plans for an attack on the country. As he and the KGB describe it, Belarusian opposition in exile is hatching plans to try to take control of part of Belarus, with support from the US, Ukraine and possibly Poland.
– The probability of armed provocations from Ukrainian units that could lead to border incidents is quite high, Lukashenko says, according to Belarus’s propaganda news agency Belta.
KGB chief Tertel further claims that cyber attacks are being planned against nuclear power plants in Belarus. There is talk of “terrorist cells” linked to the West.
Balancing in between
Since a rigged election and nationwide protests in 2020, Belarus has drawn ever closer to its longtime ally Russia. In the large-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, Russian forces were allowed to pass through Belarus. At the same time, many Belarusians have joined the Ukrainian army as volunteers.
During two years of war, the dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko has been judged to balance his interests carefully so that the country is not dragged into the war completely. For Russia, a Belarusian entry into the war would create a new front against northern Ukraine.
Lukashenko visited his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin in Moscow two weeks ago.
