{"id":192759,"date":"2026-06-21T22:20:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T19:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192759\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T22:20:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T19:20:57","slug":"zelensky-reiterates-and-clarifies-ultimatum-to-belarusian-leader","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192759\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky reiterates and clarifies ultimatum to Belarusian leader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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June 21, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reiterated and clarified his ultimatum that Belarus dismantle relay systems allegedly facilitating Russian drone attacks on Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStep number one is to stop technical support and direct assistance for the relay systems. Shut them down and show us that they have been shut down. Then the issue is closed,\u201d he told TSN<\/em>, as quoted by Ukrainska Pravda<\/em>. \u201cIf he does not shut them down, we will shut down everything within a week. Either they will do it, or we will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are also sending them a signal: please stop supplying fuel to the Russian army. But this is only a signal, not a threat. We are simply saying that we see it,\u201d Zelensky added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelensky said that Ukraine had communicated its demands to Belarus through intelligence and military channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe issue of relay systems is not new. This has been a long-running process that has resulted in casualties exclusively on the Ukrainian side,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u0141uka\u0161enka must demonstrate de-escalation, not just talk about it. And he must do so with actions, not with the words \u2018I apologize.\u2019 He can keep his apology for himself; we stopped buying it after the first day of the war,\u201d Zelensky said, referring to the Belarusian leader\u2019s recent public apology to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, Zelensky said that the network of relay stations had enabled strikes on energy and railway infrastructure, as well as on \u201cordinary cities and villages\u201d in the Zhytomyr, Rivne and Volyn regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drone control relay systems are elevated signal boosters mounted on towers, buildings or larger \u201cmother drones\u201d that extend the operational range and improve the video-link stability of unmanned aircraft. By bypassing geographic obstacles and the Earth\u2019s curvature, they maintain a clear line of sight between a distant pilot and a low-flying drone. However, because these systems continuously transmit high-power radio signals, their fixed or airborne positions are highly vulnerable to detection and precision strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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