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Zelensky warns Russia may expand missile threats from Belarus against western Ukraine

Kyiv Independent17 October 2026, 20:26 UTCBelarus

Ukraine's State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii Demchenko has separately reported that equipment based in Belarus helps relay or amplify signals for Russian Shahed and Geran drones heading toward western Ukraine and Poland's border region.

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