A top security official in Belarus made a bold claim on Thursday, stating that the country had successfully prevented attempted drone strikes originating from Lithuania targeting the Belarusian capital and its surrounding areas. Ivan Tertel, the head of the Belarusian Committee for State Security (KGB), asserted during a session of the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly that recent security operations had averted potential attacks by combat drones from Lithuanian territory on key locations in Minsk and its suburbs.
Tertel did not provide concrete evidence or elaborate on the specifics of the alleged drone threats. He also suggested that 'radicals' in Lithuania and Poland were involved in the production of drones intended for attacks on Belarus. The All-Belarusian People’s Assembly, which comprises officials, local council members, unions, and pro-government activists, operates alongside the parliament.
