The Belarusian president, a country bordering Ukraine and an ally of Moscow, has announced the transfer of Russian nuclear weapons to its soil.
The threat was carried out. The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said Thursday, May 25, that Russia had begun to deploy nuclear weapons on its soil. This deployment was announced on March 25 by Vladimir Putin.
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Russia has started transferring nuclear weapons to Belarus
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday that Russia had started transferring nuclear weapons to his country. “The transfer of nuclear charges has begun, it has already begun”said Lukashenko. Russia for its part did not immediately comment.
The Russian president announced on March 25 that Moscow would deploy nuclear weapons. “tactics” on the territory of Belarus, a country located on the doorstep of the European Union, fueling fears of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine.
An impossible Russian military victory in Ukraine, says the US chief of staff
Russia will not win the war in Ukraine by military means alone, US Chief of Staff General Mark Milley reiterated on Thursday. Russia’s initial goals, which included overthrowing the Ukrainian government, “are not achievable by military means, it won’t work”added the highest ranking American.
On the other hand, there are currently hundreds of thousands of Russian troops in Ukraine, which makes the Ukrainian goal of reclaiming all of its territory unlikely. “short term”he continued. “That means the fighting is going to continue, it’s going to be bloody, it’s going to be tough. And at some point the two sides are either going to negotiate a deal or come to a military conclusion.”.
The Wagner Group begins the transfer of Bakhmout to the Russian army
The paramilitary group Wagner, after claiming responsibility for the capture of Bakhmout in eastern Ukraine this weekend, Thursday began the transfer to the Russian regular army of its positions in this devastated city. This operation takes place at a time when the Russian army is in a delicate situation on the flanks in Bakhmout, having lost, according to the Ukrainians, 20 square kilometers to the north and south of this city against their forces.
“We are withdrawing units from Bakhmout today. By June 1, most of them will be relocating to rear bases.”says Wagner’s boss, Evguéni Prigojine, in a video broadcast on Telegram.
Russia says it arrested Ukrainian ‘saboteurs’ who targeted nuclear power plants
The Russian security services (FSB) said on Thursday that they had arrested “saboteurs” linked to the Ukrainian secret service who were planning attacks aimed at disrupting the operation of Russian nuclear power plants. “According to the idea of the Ukrainian special services, this was to lead to the shutdown of nuclear reactors, disrupt the normal operation of nuclear power plants and cause significant damage to the economy and reputation of Russia”according to the same source.
The saboteurs “succeeded in blowing up the pylon of a high-voltage line and laying mines at the foot of four other high-voltage lines of the Leningrad nuclear power plant”, located in the eponymous region, about thirty kilometers from Saint Petersburg, detailed the FSB. Two “Ukrainian citizens, Alexandre Maïstrouk, born in 1978 (…), and Edouard Oussatenko, born in 1974” were arrested in connection with the attacks and face up to 20 years in prison, the statement said.
Russia “terrorizing Ukraine” with its night attacks, denounces Zelensky
Russia “continues to terrorize Ukraine” with its night attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Thursday, announcing the destruction of 36 Russian drones during the night. The Ukrainian Air Force said the Iranian-made and Shahed 136/131 type drones were launched from the north and south. “The enemy was no doubt targeting essential infrastructure and military sites in the south of the country”, she said in on Telegram. Since early May, Russia has intensified its nightly missile and drone attacks on Ukraine.