Belarus announced to block air strikes on the capital Minsk by drones from Lithuania

According to ABC News, Mr. Ivan Tertel, head of the Belarusian State Security Committee (KGB), announced that the country had stopped Lithuania’s drone strike targeting Lithuania. Minsk capital of Belarus and some surrounding areas recently.

“Recently, the KGB and colleagues from a number of other agencies have taken a number of emergency security measures to prevent drone attacks from the Lithuanian side targeting the capital Minsk and surrounding areas. “, Mr. Tertel spoke at a session of the All-Belarus People’s Assembly on April 25.

However, the KGB leader did not provide any other details and did not mention the demand for compensation after the attack.

This official also said that “some extremist elements” in Lithuania and Poland are producing drones to attack Belarus.

On the contrary, the Lithuanian army and the Lithuanian National Crisis Management Center denied Mr. Tertel’s statement about the drone strike.

“This is ridiculous. I can’t find any other words to describe,” Lithuanian military spokesman Gintautas Ciunis commented on the KGB leader’s accusations on April 25.

“Such statements by the Belarusian KGB can be seen as a provocative hostile act and an information attack against Lithuania,” the Lithuanian National Crisis Management Center strongly retorted.

Belarus is a close ally of Russia and Moscow has deployed tactical nuclear weapons, missiles and troops on Belarusian territory.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has repeatedly stated that Belarus will repel any attack efforts by Ukraine or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries against this country.

ABC News commented that although the Belarusian army has not yet participated in the Russia-Ukraine war, the country has been a springboard for the Moscow army to advance deep into northern Ukraine.