Overview
- Volodymyr Zelenskiy told reporters on Friday that Belarus has seven days to remove or disable signal relay equipment on two border regions or Ukraine will take action itself.
- Zelenskiy said the relay stations help Russia steer drone and missile attacks and blamed the systems for daily civilian casualties in Ukraine.
- Belarusian officials and parliamentarians denied the presence of such equipment, called Kyiv’s claims provocative, and ordered reinforced border protection.
- Independent outlets have not verified Kyiv’s technical allegations, and Russian and Belarusian state media have framed Kyiv’s warning as an attempt to draw Minsk into the war.
- The dispute follows long‑running use of Belarusian territory by Russian forces since 2022 and raises risks to civilians and to wider regional stability if Kyiv follows through on the threat.