An alleged drone attack that reportedly damaged a Russian A-50 surveillance military aircraft at an airfield near the Belarus capital of Minsk on Feb. 26 was carried out by Belarusian anti-government activists, officials confirmed.
“The security service of Ukraine, the leadership of the CIA, behind closed doors, are carrying out an operation against the Republic of Belarus,” Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on March 7, according to the country’s official news agency, Belta.
“A terrorist was trained,” he added.
Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that one of the suspects, a dual Russian-Ukrainian national, along with 20 alleged accomplices have been detained. Others are hiding abroad, he said….