Zelenskyy Warned Lukashenko Once Again

• 20.06.2026, 20:31

Minsk must remove the relay stations for Russian drones.

Belarus should take steps to demonstrate to Ukraine that it is truly opposed to the war.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated this in an evening address on Saturday.

The president noted that special equipment has been installed along the Ukrainian border on Belarusian territory, which helps the Russians launch drone strikes on Ukrainian territory.

“We in Ukraine know of four such relay stations in Belarus—specifically in the Gomel and Brest regions. It is precisely thanks to this equipment that strikes were carried out against the Zhytomyr, Rivne, and Volyn regions, against our energy infrastructure, against our railways—against ordinary cities and our villages. Belarus has time to dismantle this equipment,” Zelenskyy said.

Furthermore, Zelenskyy added, Ukraine is aware of every factory in Belarus that is working for Russia and its war effort.

“Every enterprise supplying components for Russian weapons—for armored vehicles, for missile systems—as well as enterprises supplying Russia with fuel for the war—all of this is dragging Belarus into the war. Ukraine does not want this, and we have warned the de facto leadership of Belarus, which influences these events. Overall, from January through May alone, gasoline shipments from Belarus to Russia increased 13-fold compared to the same period last year, while diesel fuel shipments tripled,” the head of state noted.

He added that this helps Russia adapt to the pressure and does not bring peace any closer, whereas the opposite should be the case.

“Peace must be brought closer, and Belarus should do what its de facto leadership is saying through unofficial channels so that we in Ukraine can truly see that Belarus is genuinely opposed to this war. This war must end. We need peace,” Zelenskyy said.