Ukraine claims Russia planning false flag assault on Belarus nuclear plant
Ukraine’s Protection Ministry on Sunday claimed that Russia is planning a false flag assault on a significant nuclear energy plant in Belarus as a part of an alleged effort to rope the nation into its struggle towards Ukraine.
The ministry’s intelligence arm mentioned in a launch that Russian particular forces have been planning “a number of terrorist assaults” throughout Belarus and are concentrating on important infrastructure situated close to European Union and Ukrainian borders, together with the Ostrovets nuclear energy plant close to the Lithuanian border.
“All this could speed up the involvement of the Belarusian military within the struggle in Ukraine,” the Ukrainian Protection Ministry mentioned, “in addition to to create the mandatory public opinion for the Kremlin in Belarusian society.”
Ukrainian intelligence additionally claimed that Ukrainian individuals or members of NATO international locations can be wearing Belarusian army uniforms after which blamed for the assault.
The Pentagon mentioned in an announcement that it was intently monitoring the battle however would “not speculate on hypothetical conditions.”
The Hill has reached out to the Russian Embassy in Washington for remark.
The allegation got here as Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant, which has been managed by Russian forces since March, was rocked by shelling over the weekend, with Kyiv and Moscow buying and selling blame, Reuters reported.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday advised NATO leaders throughout a video tackle, “All of us want assured safety from Russian sabotage at nuclear amenities.”
The U.S.-based Institute for the Research of Warfare assume tank reported in an evaluation this week that it’s unlikely Belarus will invade Ukraine, noting the Common Armed Employees of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has not noticed army formations from Belarus.
In October, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko introduced the deployment of Belarusian troops together with Russian troopers close to the border of Ukraine.
Round 9,000 Russian troops have been reportedly deployed to the Belarusian border within the joint job power.
Belarus additionally served as a staging floor for Russian deployment within the early phases of the struggle and has remained a key ally for the Kremlin.
In line with a current replace from the Common Armed Employees of Ukraine, Belarus continues to offer Russia with infrastructure, territory and airspace and “forces of the Russian Federation fly virtually every day within the airspace of the Republic of Belarus.”
Russia has confronted heavy losses within the struggle and this month was compelled to retreat from town of Kherson within the south in a significant victory for Ukraine.
—Up to date at 3:10 p.m.
