Russia planning to deploy four long-range drone control stations in Belarus – Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia is planning to further deploy ground-based control stations for long-range drones, both in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories and in Belarus.

The head of state announced this following a briefing from Oleh Ivashchenko, head of Ukraine's military intelligence agency Ukrinform reports, citing Zelensky's Telegram channel.

"We have clear information that Russia is planning further deployment of ground-based control stations for long-range UAVs in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, as well as four stations in Belarus. We will respond accordingly. I have instructed Oleh Ivashchenko to inform partners and media representatives about the data that we can make public," Zelensky wrote.

At the same time, he said Ukraine has irrefutable evidence that Russia continues to provide intelligence to the Iranian regime.

"Russia is using its own signals intelligence and electronic intelligence capabilities, as well as part of the data obtained through cooperation with partners in the Middle East," he said.

In addition, Zelensky said Ukraine's military intelligence regularly provides assessments of the battlefield situation, as well as internal Russian information on combat activity.

"The Russian command constantly seeks to exaggerate the achievements of Russian forces on the frontline and subsequently use such inflated data from the headquarters of the Russian occupation contingent grouping in the negotiation process," he added.

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