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Belarus sees sabotage from within as citizens protest aid to Russia amid war in Ukraine
MSN Fox News ^ | 3-10 | Caitlin McFall

Posted on 03/11/2023 3:08:03 PM PST by dennisw

The Belarusian government is struggling to thwart an internal guerrilla group that opposes Minsk’s assistance to Russia and has engaged in a sabotage campaign since the war in Ukraine kicked off.

Earlier this week, opposition activists from the Association of Security Forces of Belarus (BYPOL), a group formed following the 2020 political turmoil in Belarus, attacked a Russian warplane outside the capital city using drones.

"Belarusians will not allow the Russians to freely use our territory for the war with Ukraine, and we want to force them to leave," one retired Belarusian serviceman, who joined a group of saboteurs and goes by the name Anton, told The Associated Press in a report Friday.

Russia has also frequently relied on Belarusian airspace to launch missiles at Ukraine.

Lukashenko’s positive feelings toward Putin’s war effort are not necessarily widely shared.

The sabotage group has been sporadically attacking Belarusian train systems since the war began in an effort to block Russian supplies from reaching its troop on the southern border.

Lukashenko also claimed earlier this week to have found the culprits behind a drone strike that hit a Russian Beriev A-50, which apparently had to be returned to Russia for repairs.

The authoritarian president claimed that one Ukrainian saboteur and more than 20 accomplices were detained following the strike, though the Belarusian saboteurs on Friday said otherwise.

"We are not familiar with the person Lukashenko talked about," BYPOL leader Aliaksandr Azarau said, adding that the people involved in the attack were able to successfully flee the country.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
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1 posted on 03/11/2023 3:08:03 PM PST by dennisw
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To: dennisw

Lukashenko and the Belarusians know how to deal with Western color revolutions now...


2 posted on 03/11/2023 3:09:31 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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LOL, this will be the end of Russia for sure this time!


3 posted on 03/11/2023 3:10:02 PM PST by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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“Lukashenko and the Belarusians know how to deal with Western color revolutions now...”

Lukashenko got a ‘close up and personal look’ at how they operate. These people will be lucky if they ever see anything other than Siberia in their now-shortened lives.


4 posted on 03/11/2023 3:14:13 PM PST by BobL
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To: dennisw

Lukashenko is not in a position to have Belarus join the war. If he did, and sent his army, he would be left undefended at home.

I believe he knows this perfectly well, He needs to keep all his men in Belarus to defend his government.


5 posted on 03/11/2023 3:19:07 PM PST by proxy_user
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To: BobL

We should have dealt with our color revolution (the Summer of Mostly Peaceful Rioting in 2020) with bullets.


6 posted on 03/11/2023 3:21:57 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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Belarus sees sabotage from within as citizens protest aid to Russia amid war in Ukraine

I wonder if Belarus will put the Executions on Pay Per View?

They could make a fortune on Uke Resources, it's usually the other way around.

7 posted on 03/11/2023 3:32:03 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: dennisw

Werewolves.


8 posted on 03/11/2023 3:39:10 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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I believe he knows this perfectly well, He needs to keep all his men in Belarus to defend his government.

And he saw what happened to Qadaffai during the Arab Spring.

9 posted on 03/11/2023 3:41:07 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: dennisw

It’s said Russian forces are in Belarus for an attack on Ukraine. But Ukraine probably knows they are tied down there keeping Belarus in check.


10 posted on 03/11/2023 3:47:18 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: All

PING!!!!!!!

11 posted on 03/11/2023 3:48:14 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything. )
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Darn shame.


12 posted on 03/11/2023 4:27:01 PM PST by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Nailed it...


13 posted on 03/11/2023 4:52:08 PM PST by WinstonSmith1984
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