{"id":177482,"date":"2026-02-27T17:32:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177482\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"ukraine-destroys-russian-drone-communications-operating-via-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177482\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine eliminates Russian drone communications in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ukraina_flag_yehor_milohrodskyi_unsplash_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ukraina_flag_yehor_milohrodskyi_unsplash_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ukraina_flag_yehor_milohrodskyi_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ukraina_flag_yehor_milohrodskyi_unsplash_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ukraina_flag_yehor_milohrodskyi_unsplash_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ukraina_flag_yehor_milohrodskyi_unsplash_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Yehor Milohrodskyi \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 27, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Ukraine has &#8220;eliminated&#8221; a communication system that helped Russian drones attack Ukraine from Belarus, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe managed to disable a mesh network used by [Russian] Shahed [drones] in the north, which significantly strengthened the defense capabilities of Kyiv and central Ukraine,\u201d <em>pravda.com.ua<\/em> quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The network, where many Shahed drones operate simultaneously, needs to be connected to Russian control centers, where operators run the entire process, said Serhii Beskrestnov, Fedorov&#8217;s defense technology advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such control centers exist in Russia and used to exist in Belarus, he added. Hubs through which information from the drones is sent to the control center look like regular mobile operator towers, 70-80 meters high, with powerful antennas pointing towards Ukraine, Beskrestnov noted. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine is changing its policy towards Belarus and will respond appropriately to threats, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement released after Kyiv\u2019s announcement of sanctions on Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka on February 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since last fall, Ukraine has been detecting relay stations on Belarusian territory that support Russian attack drones, Zelensky noted. By sanctioning the Belarusian ruler, Ukraine is responding to Belarus\u2019 increased involvement in Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine, he stressed, pledging to step up coordination with regional and global partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tihanovskaja_brif_posly_SE_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tihanovskaja_brif_posly_SE_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tihanovskaja_brif_posly_SE_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tihanovskaja_brif_posly_SE_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tihanovskaja_brif_posly_SE_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tihanovskaja_brif_posly_SE_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Opposition leader: \u0141uka\u0161enka to drive further escalation in Ukraine<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 26, Pozirk. Recent moves by Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s regime are indicative of preparations for further escalation in Ukraine, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja said yesterday at a briefing for heads of delegations to the Council of Europe. Belarusian authorities may &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/177271\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 27, Pozirk. Ukraine has &#8220;eliminated&#8221; a communication system that helped Russian drones attack Ukraine from Belarus, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has announced. \u201cWe managed to disable a mesh network used by [Russian] Shahed [drones] in the north, which significantly strengthened the defense capabilities of Kyiv and central Ukraine,\u201d pravda.com.ua quoted him as saying. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":157448,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-177482","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ukraine eliminates Russian drone communications in Belarus | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 27, Pozirk. 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