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Belarus hosts Russian Oreshnik missile brigade, Ukraine warns

9/8/2026

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Ukrainian intelligence chief Oleh Ivashchenko said Belarus hosts units of Russia’s 101st Missile Brigade equipped with Oreshnik missiles.
He warned Belarus allows radio-signal repeaters that guide Russian Shahed drones toward Ukrainian civilian targets.
Ivashchenko said the permission indicates Minsk no longer controls Russia’s activities on its territory.
A new training ground with railway infrastructure is being built in Belarus’s Gomel region near the Ukrainian border.

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Ukrainian intelligence chief Oleh Ivashchenko said Belarus hosts units of Russia’s 101st Missile Brigade equipped with Oreshnik missiles.
He warned Belarus allows radio-signal repeaters that guide Russian Shahed drones toward Ukrainian civilian targets.
Ivashchenko said the permission indicates Minsk no longer controls Russia’s activities on its territory.
A new training ground with railway infrastructure is being built in Belarus’s Gomel region near the Ukrainian border.