Belarus intensified its efforts to inflame tensions on the border with Ukraine. This was reported by the Center for Combating Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
Points of attention
- Belarus has intensified efforts to provoke tensions on the border with Ukraine, aiming to divert Ukrainian forces from key areas of the front.
- The actions of Belarus, including claims of threats from Ukraine and alleged armed provocations, are part of an ongoing information campaign to support Russian interests.
- The illegitimate president of Belarus, Oleksandr Lukashenko, has made baseless threats against Ukraine, accusing them of violating Belarusian airspace with UAVs and claiming to have shot down Ukrainian drones.
- Belarus's fear and insecurity about the success of the Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region show its alignment with Russian interests and ongoing efforts to escalate tensions in the region.
- The situation underscores the complex dynamics at play in the region, with Belarus continuing to raise 'tension' concerns on the border with Ukraine amidst escalating information warfare tactics.
Belarus continues to raise the issue of "tension" on the border with Ukraine
Against the background of the events in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, representatives of Belarus again began to make statements about the alleged presence of a threat from Ukraine.
In particular, the Minister of Defense of the country stated that there is a "high probability of armed provocations by Ukraine and high-profile actions involving Belarusian nationalist formations."
The statement of the Belarusian minister is part of an information campaign to incite tension on the border with Ukraine, the purpose of which is to draw Ukrainian forces from important areas of the front to the northern border. This is not the first time that Belarus has resorted to such information attacks against Ukraine, acting in the interests of Moscow.
Calls by the illegitimate president of Belarus, Oleksandr Lukashenka, to Kyiv and Moscow to sit down at the negotiating table and "end this fight" show that the success of the Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region causes Minsk to fear, insecurity and worry about the further development of the Russian-Ukrainian war, according to the CPD.
Lukashenko burst out with baseless threats against Ukraine
The illegitimate president of Belarus, Oleksandr Lukashenko, accused Ukraine of violating the country's airspace with the help of UAVs and is already threatening a response.
In particular, the Belarusian dictator absurdly stated that Ukrainian drones were allegedly shot down in the airspace of his country.
According to Lukashenka, on the evening of August 9, the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of Belarus were allegedly put on high alert.
The Belarusian dictator declares that about 10 Ukrainian drones were recorded in the airspace of Belarus.
He stated that allegedly at 19:04 at an altitude of one and a half kilometers, air defense forces "destroyed several targets" over the territory of Belarus.
At night and from morning there is a search for what was destroyed. We suspect these are strike drones. Having violated the airspace of Belarus, they flew from Ukraine, Lukashenko cynically lies.
