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Belarus
Maria Kolesnikova was the star of a street movement that shook the Minsk regime four years ago -- she then famously ripped up her passport while the KGB tried to forcibly deport her.
Sep. 17
Belarus
After appeals from residents of the Kursk region to Russia’s President Putin asking for assistance in evacuation fell on deaf ears, a member of the State Duma wrote to the Red Cross for help.
Sep. 16
Belarus
A Belarusian official has announced the planned launch of a domestic video hosting service similar to YouTube on Sept. 12, though he has acknowledged it to be “a rather weak analog.”
Sep. 10
War in Ukraine
Two fighter jets were scrambled from Baranovichi airfield to intercept the drones. The first fighter was deployed around 1:30 a.m., followed by another at 2:20 a.m.
Sep. 5
War in Ukraine
Russian Telegram channels have shared images of a train carrying armored vehicles and tanks, with the letter "B" painted in white on the turrets.
Sep. 1
Belarus
Kolesnikova led massive street protests against President Alexander Lukashenko in 2020, refused to be forcibly deported and was then sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2021.
Aug. 31
Putin
The Russian president praised the Belarusian head of state for his “balanced, far-sighted decisions even in the most difficult situations” on the latter’s 70th birthday on Friday.
Aug. 30
Putin
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is known not only for his authoritarian rule but for his many impenetrable statements on the issues of the day.
Aug. 30
War in Ukraine
Ukraine said it’s monitoring the Belarusian border following Minsk’s troop and equipment deployment to the area, though it added there are no immediate threats on the border.
Aug. 29
Belarus
Belarus has likely used its aviation for the first time to shoot down a Russian kamikaze drone that strayed into its territory in the Gomel Region during an overnight Russian attack on Ukraine.
Aug. 29
Ukraine
Kyiv has warned Minsk not to make a tragic mistake and succumb to pressure from Moscow, demanding that the Belarusian troops be pulled back beyond the firing range of their missiles.
Aug. 28
Ukraine
The statement came after Ukraine’s foreign ministry warned against Minsk’s decision to transfer troops and equipment to the Gomel region bordering Ukraine.
Aug. 27
War in Ukraine
The statement came as Kyiv mounts an incursion into Russia's Kursk region and as Russia continues its advance into eastern Ukraine.
Aug. 26
War in Ukraine
Many of the exhibitors at this year’s Russian arms expo said their shiny new products had been developed from lessons learned over the course of operations in the war against Ukraine.
Aug. 23
Belarus
The incident marked the latest diplomatic spat between Minsk and Yerevan following earlier reports that Belarus had aided Baku’s offensive to retake Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh.
Aug. 22
Belarus
The Transnistrian Ministry of Defense of the Moldovan Republic reported that it had begun to fit its tank fleet with anti-drone systems, based on Russian experience in Ukraine.
Aug. 20
Russian Telegram channels have shared images of a train carrying armored vehicles and tanks, with the letter "B" painted in white on the turrets.
Sep. 1