Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday that more than 20 people had actually been apprehended in connection with an attack on a Russian military aircraft, claimed by routine opponents late last month.
To date, more than 20 accomplices who are in Belarus have been apprehended.
The rest are concealing, stated Lukashenko, an essential Kremlin ally, according to state news firm Belta.He however identified the assumed primary perpetrator as a joint Russian and Ukrainian citizen.Belaruss exiled opposition said partisans had ruined the Russian airplane at an airstrip near the capital Minsk.Lukashenko required all his critics from the country after historical protests in 2020 and imprisoned the rest.The authoritarian leader validated Tuesday that an A-50 aircraft had been targeted however claimed it did not suffer any considerable damage.
He explained the main suspect as a terrorist who had actually been trained by Kyiv.
He was hired by the Ukrainian unique services in 2014 obviously.
He is an IT specialist or someone well versed in IT, he said.Lukashenko stated the attack was carried out using little drones to prevent detection.The banished Belarusian opposition stated last month that the operation was carried out by 2 Belarusians, who then got away the country.Belarus, Russias only ally in Europe versus Kyiv, has not taken a direct function in Moscows offensive on Ukraine.
Lukashenko did enable Belarusian area to be used as a launchpad for Moscows military intervention over a year ago.According to Kyiv, Russia has actually likewise utilized Belarusian airstrips to launch strikes on Ukraine.In current months, Belarus and Russia have actually held a series of military workouts and Ukraine has actually revealed worries that Minsk could enter the conflict.But Lukashenko has said Minsk would just sign up with the battling in Ukraine if attacked initially by Kyivs army.