Recently, demand for Belarusian defense technologies has risen sharply, as Russia seeks alternative sources of supply for drone and missile components amid new sanctions, according to the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine (FISU).

Ukrainian intelligence listed the factories that increased production for the needs of the Russian Federation.

"According to received reports, a drone was spotted at an altitude of about 200 meters, last seen near Vilnius," said Darius Buta, a representative of Lithuania's National Crisis Management Center, according to LRT.

Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has signed a law ratifying a protocol that grants Belarusian citizens the right to vote and stand for election in local government bodies within Russia, with Russians receiving the same rights in Belarus.

Tyumen Oblast, Russia is offering Belarus cooperation within its oil and gas cluster, which includes nearly 200 companies from various regions of Russia, Tyumen Oblast Governor Alexander Moor said following his meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

With so many political prisoners still behind bars, Lukashenko’s selective pardons fall far short of systemic change. Yet they signal a calculated bid to shed pariah status and rebalance Belarus’s dependence on Russia and Vladimir Putin.

Local residents in Lithuania spotted an unidentified drone that entered the country’s airspace from Belarus on Monday morning, according to Lithuanian police.

The meeting brought together Belarusian Economy Minister Yury Chebotar and Yakutia's First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Fedotov, who serves as the region's permanent representative to the Russian president.

Belarus now hosts several dozen Russian tactical nuclear weapons. It will prepare for the deployment of Russia’s new hypersonic Oreshnik missile under a new security pact that places Belarus ...

Belarus is discussing the possibility of securing additional financing from Russia. Sources: Belarusian Finance Minister Yury Seliverstov, as cited by The Moscow Times, an independent Amsterdam-based news outlet Details: Seliverstov said the funds are needed,