The Latest Breaking News from Belarus

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Belarus' exiled opposition leader said on Monday she did not think Russia would launch an offensive on Ukraine from Belarus after the two countries began military drills, but Moscow could launch more missiles strikes from its ally's territory.

The toll from a weekend missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 40 on Monday, as more bodies were pulled from the debris of a multistorey building. EU presidency holder Sweden condemned the attack, saying it constituted a war crime. Russia has denied responsibility.

One of the war’s deadliest attacks rocks the central Ukrainian city as Russia denies responsibility.

Belarus brought new criminal charges against the jailed husband of the exiled opposition leader on Monday, accusing him of violating prison rules while serving an 18-year sentence, investigators said.

Belarus has opened the trial of a journalist and prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority

As fears of a new Russian offensive from Belarus mount in Ukraine, Kyiv's allies are seeking to forge greater unity and to ramp up support at the Davos meeting of political and business leaders, where Russians are conspicuous by their absence.

Russia and Belarus have begun joint air force drills; Death toll from weekend Russian attack on Dnipro rises to 40

As Russian missiles continue to pound her country, Ukraine's number two tennis player Marta Kostyuk says she will not shake hands with tour rivals from Russia and Belarus who she feels have not done enough to speak out against the invasion. The 20-year-old Kyiv native generated headlines last year when…

Russia and Belarus began joint military exercises on Monday, which have triggered fears in Kyiv and the West that Moscow could use its ally to launch a new ground offensive in Ukraine. Russia used its neighbor Belarus as a springboard for its invasion of Ukraine last February. The two allies…