Missile strikes from the territory of Belarus are a large-scale provocation of the Russian Federation with the aim of further involving Belarus in the war against Ukraine. This is stated in the message of the Main Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,
KYIV. UkraineGate. 25 . June . 2022 | Political News .
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“This is the first case of an air strike on Ukraine directly from the territory of Belarus. Today’s shelling is directly related to the Kremlin’s efforts to involve Belarus in the war in Ukraine as a direct participant, “the intelligence service said, commenting on the strikes on Ukraine early this morning.
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On the night of June 25, a massive missile and bomb attack was carried out on the territory of Ukraine. In particular, Russian bombers “worked” directly from the territory of Belarus. For this purpose, six Tu-22M3 aircraft were involved, which launched 12 X-22 cruise missiles. The launch line is the area of the town of Petrykov, not far from Mozyr, approximately 50-60 kilometers from the state border of Ukraine. The bombers took off from Shaykovka Airport in the Kaluga region of the Russian Federation. Then through the territory of Kaluga and Smolensk regions entered the airspace of Belarus. After launching the missiles, they returned to Shaykovka Airport in Russia. The blow was inflicted on Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions.
The intelligence service also reminded that on June 24 it became known that Russian sabotage groups were arriving on the territory of Mozyr, Belarus, and were planning to blow up houses, schools and hospitals in the city. Possible provocations can be submitted in response to Ukraine’s air strikes.
Source: Ukrgate
