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Russia is increasingly using positions in Belarus for its attacks on Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after a meeting of the entire military leadership on Friday.<\/p>\n
This applied to both drone and missile attacks, he wrote on Facebook, posting that with this new tactic Russia was trying to bypass Ukraine\u2019s defensive lines.<\/p>\n
“This is risky for Belarus,” he wrote. “It is a pity that Belarus is surrendering its sovereignty to the benefit of Russian aggressive ambitions.”<\/p>\n
He said a proactive defence against this new direction of attack was difficult because Russia had installed all the equipment for the strikes on residential buildings.<\/p>\n
Antennas and other guidance systems for attacks on targets in Ukraine were now effectively on the roofs of five-storey civilian apartment blocks, he said, citing Ukrainian intelligence.<\/p>\n
“This is an absolute disregard for human life, Minsk should stop playing these games.” He said Ukraine\u2019s air defence had been instructed to adjust its strategy.<\/p>\n
At the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus provided its territory as a springboard for the ultimately failed advance on Kyiv.
Belarusian troops are not actively involved in the fighting, but the potential threat ties down substantial Ukrainian forces on the common border.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n