Kyiv protests Belarus’s summoning of Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires

Ukraine has expressed strong disapproval over Belarus summoning its chargé d'affaires in Minsk, denouncing the act as baseless and threatening. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry maintains that there is no compelling evidence to hold Ukraine responsible for the incident involving a truck in Russia's Bryansk region. In its statement, the foreign ministry asserts that Minsk's accusations are driven by a desire to involve Belarus in the conflict and threaten Ukraine with "adequate response measures."

The ministry also condemns Belarus for shifting responsibility for the aftermath of Russian aggression and portraying Ukraine as a threat to Belarus, emphasizing that such attempts are unacceptable. The incident occurred on October 9 when Belarus summoned Ukraine's chargé d'affaires over a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle attack on a truck with Belarusian registration in Russia's Bryansk region, resulting in severe injuries to a Belarusian woman.

Ukrainian officials, including Andrii Demchenko, spokesperson for Ukraine's State Border Guard Service, noted that Belarus continues to support Russian air attacks on Ukrainian territory by permitting signal transmission and amplification equipment to operate within its borders.