The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said that “air strikes on our territory from the territory of Belarus are a large-scale Russian provocation”, noting that “the Kremlin seeks to draw Belarus into direct participation in the war by conducting an intensive strike from its territory. “

And Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said that “American HIMAR missile launchers have arrived in his country,” stressing that “these missiles will help strengthen the military arsenal” to counter the Russian military operation.

In addition, the Ukrainian General Staff confirmed that “his forces in the east of the country are in great danger after Russian units surrounded the strategically important city of Lischansk in the Luhansk region,” noting that “Russian soldiers captured the Loskotovka and Rai-Aleksandrivka areas, which makes before Ukrainian parts of a tunnel only 4 km wide for the withdrawal of miners from the Zolote region.