Russian ally Belarus unleashes rocket air strike into northern Ukraine

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Officials in Ukraine said the country came under heavy fire from neighboring Belarus, a Russian ally that has not been involved in the fighting.

Twenty rockets targeted the village of Desna in the northern Chernigiv region in “a massive bombardment,” according to Ukraine’s northern military command. There were no casualties reported Saturday.

Belarus has provided logistical support to Moscow since the beginning of the Feb. 24 invasion, according to a report.

Ukraine said it came under “massive bombardment” Saturday from Belarus, the day after announcing a retreat from the strategic city of Severodonetsk.

“Today’s strike is directly linked to Kremlin efforts to pull Belarus as a co-belligerent into the war in Ukraine,” the Ukrainian intelligence service said.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has remained a supporter of Vladimir Putin. SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images

The bombing came as Russian president Vladimir Putin was scheduled to meet Aleksandr Lukashenko, president of Belarus, in St. Petersburg Saturday.

sergecoffeeholic on June 25th, 2022 at 23:05 UTC »

Some of them hit an ordinary petrol station nearby where I used to live (from public sources). A few people died. With all respect to warstache and all belarusian fighters, but fuck you Belarus!

Freshlybakedbread1 on June 25th, 2022 at 22:49 UTC »

Not only northern. There was more that 40 fucking rockets that were launched from all over. Some even by ru planes flying above Belarus. Fucking monsters. Many are injured and dead. Fuck rusia

Trax852 on June 25th, 2022 at 21:46 UTC »

That's what they need, yet someone else shooting at them.