President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Belarus, under clear Russian influence, is carrying out measures to prepare for the potential expansion of aggression against Ukraine.
According to the president, this was reported to him by Oleh Luhovskyi, head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service.
Zelenskyy said that along Ukraine’s state border in Belarus, the construction of road infrastructure and storage bases for ammunition, fuel and lubricants is being completed.
“They have no other purpose than a military one,” the president said.
According to him, this concerns the border directions of Kobryn–Kovel, Ivanava–Manevychi, Luninyets–Sarny, Rechytsa–Korosten and Gomel–Chernihiv.
Zelenskyy stressed that Russian documents describe this activity specifically in the context of the tasks of the so-called “special military operation.”
The president said Belarus has already received the necessary signals from Ukraine regarding this activity, as well as all other forms of Minsk’s cooperation with Russia that, according to him, serve to prolong and expand the war.
“Belarus knows what steps are required on its part for peace. The development of border infrastructure for aggression from Belarus must be stopped,” Zelenskyy said.
He added that steps toward de-escalation and peace must be taken by the Belarusian side.
Separately, Zelenskyy reported new Ukrainian intelligence findings on the situation in occupied Crimea and other territories currently under Russian control.
According to the president, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service obtained materials showing an almost daily deepening crisis with fuel, military logistics and governance in Crimea.
Zelenskyy said the Russian occupation administration acknowledges its inability to solve the problems created by Ukrainian strikes on military logistics and Russian oil refining.
The president also said Ukraine had obtained internal Russian documentation assessing public sentiment inside Russia.
According to him, the level of anxiety among Russians is now higher than during Ukraine’s Kursk operation, exceeding 50%. Another 66% of Russians consider their financial situation difficult, while more than 80% believe a major economic crisis in Russia is inevitable.
Zelenskyy said these figures reflect the failure of Vladimir Putin’s war policy.
