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CONFLICT6h agoEvacuees reunite with family at the Ukrainian-Belarusian border after fleeing Oleshky - AP NewsEvacuees reunite with family at the Ukrainian-Belarusian border after fleeing Oleshky AP NewsAP News
CONFLICT10h agoOleshky evacuees arrive in Belarus amid localised truce between Kyiv and MoscowEuroNews [en]
CONFLICT11h agoEvacuated Ukrainians from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in BelarusOleshky residents had been without food, water and electricity, with many resorting to cooking garden weeds to survive.BBC World
CONFLICT12h agoHundreds from Russian-occupied Oleshky land in Belarus en route to UkraineFour planes transporting evacuees from the war-ravaged city have arrived in Belarus's Gomel.Al Jazeera [en]
CONFLICT12h agoThree planes with Ukrainians from Oleshky arrived in BelarusDe mensen die uit de Zuid-Oekraïense stad Olesjky zijn geëvacueerd, zijn via een omweg weer aangekomen in Oekraïne. Dat meldt president Zelensky op sociale media. De inwoners van Olesjky zaten vast in hun stad. Die werd op de eerste dag van de Russische invasie in 2022 bezet en lag sindsdien zwaar onder vuur. Van de oorspronkelijk 20.000 inwoners waren er naar schatting nog 2000 in de stad. Wegkomen voor hen was nagenoeg onmogelijk door onder meer de dagelijkse aanvallen en de mijnen die er liggen. De afgelopen tijd werd de situatie onhoudbaar: door Russische mijnen kon geen auto de stad meer NOS Buitenland
CONFLICT12h agoUkraine-Russia war latest: Planes carrying evacuated residents from Oleshky land in BelarusMarco Rubio said a ceasefire would not solve the war, but would solve a ‘unique aspect of it’The Independent World
CONFLICT13h agoRussia-occupied Oleshky evacuees arrive in Belarus, Ukraine nextThree ⁠planes ⁠carrying residents evacuated ⁠from the Russian-controlled frontline Ukrainian city of Oleshky landed at Gomel airport ‌in Belarus, the Belta state news agency reported on Saturday. The evacuees, wishing to leave for ⁠Ukraine, travelled by bus via the ‌Crimean peninsula to the Russian town of ‌Anapa before flying to Belarus ⁠and ⁠will proceed to Ukraine ‌via a border crossing, Belta said. Starving and ‌exhausted ‌residents were evacuated ‌as ⁠part of a joint relief ⁠operation by...South China Morning Post
POLITICS1d agoWhat the rift within the Tsikhanouski family means for the Belarusian opposition in exileSiarhei Tsikhanouski criticizes the work of his wife, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and her office. He also questions her legitimacy. What are the implications for Belarusian political forces in exile?DW News [en]
POLITICS1d agoSofia Sapega, ex-girlfriend of former Belarusian opposition journalist Roman Protasevich, recounts her time in prison and his testimony against her after the 2021 Ryanair diversionThe Belarusian news outlet Zerkalo has published the second part of an extensive interview with Sofia Sapega, the former girlfriend of Roman Protasevich, a former editor-in-chief of the opposition Telegram channel Nexta. In May 2021, Belarusian authorities used false pretenses to force a plane flying from Athens to Vilnius to land in Minsk so they could arrest Protasevich. Sapega was detained along with him. Since then, she has lived under house arrest with Protasevich and broken up with him, been sentenced to six years in prison, spent a year in a penal colony, received a pardon, and returnedMeduza [en]
CYBER1d agoAs Russia's Cyberwar Evolves, Belarus Steps ForwardDark Reading
POLITICS2d ago‘I went to prison while he played video games’: Sofia Sapega, arrested alongside journalist Roman Protasevich after Belarus forced their Ryanair flight to land in Minsk, tells her side of the storyOn May 23, 2021, Belarusian security services tricked a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius into landing in Minsk. On board were Roman Protasevich (Raman Pratasevich) and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega. Protasevich had been the former editor-in-chief of the popular Telegram channel Nexta, which coordinated the 2020 protests in Belarus. Sapega administered the Telegram channel “Black Book of Belarus,” which published the personal data of security officials involved in violence against protesters. The couple was detained. Both cooperated with investigators, and both managed to avoid the lengthy Meduza [en]
MILITARY3d agoGermany brigade in Lithuania to monitor Kaliningrad, Belarus with electronic warfare - ReutersGermany brigade in Lithuania to monitor Kaliningrad, Belarus with electronic warfare ReutersReuters World
CONFLICT3d agoRussian military plane to transport evacuees from occupied Ukrainian town through Russia and Belarus, documents showResidents of Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region who want to evacuate to Ukraine will be flown to Belarus aboard a Russian Defense Ministry aircraft, according to documents shown in photographs published by Fox News.Meduza [en]
CONFLICT3d agoBelarus continues to relay signals to Russian drones, troop numbers near border unchanged – DemchenkoAs of today, there has been no buildup of Russian forces in Belarus, but signal repeaters that support Russian drones attacking Ukraine continue to operate there.Ukrinform [en]