The Belaruskiy Hayun analytical project conducted its own investigation into the launches of Russian Shahed-136 kamikaze drones on the territory of Ukraine.

Analysts of the project, which monitors military activity and records events on the territory of Belarus, published the investigation on their Telegram channel.

According to them, the only place for the inconspicuous launch of kamikaze drones is the Belarusian part of the Chernobyl zone.

Previously, Ukrayinska Pravda reported with reference to intelligence sources that the Russian Federation had launched 10 kamikaze drones from the territory of Belarus into the Kyiv region.

At the same time, analysts don’t know for sure where the drone operators worked from. The probable locations were determined after gathering witnesses statements and analyzing open information. The witness’s statements included records of the drones flights’ directions on the territory of Ukraine.

Where can they be launched from?

The analysis made it possible to greatly narrow the scope of the search. Analysts have come to the conclusion that if kamikaze drones were really launched from Belarus, there was only one place where it could be done inconspicuously. This is the Belarusian sector of the exclusion zone of the Chornobyl NPP (Polesie State Radioecological Reserve).

Why there? For most of the year, this reserve is actually a closed area. Nobody’s living there, except the reserve’s security. Moreover, in most areas mobile communication is not even available, let alone the Internet.

Due to satellite images, it was possible to identify several zones where minimal changes in the territory are visible over the past few months.

1. The settlement of Ulasy is an abandoned village in the Khoynyk district just 4.5 km from the border with Ukraine. The satellite images show that in recent months there have been trodden paths, slightly cleared roads for driving and, probably, cut down bushes. This village is in the middle of nowhere and there is no one there to report a possible launch.

2. The settlement of Kozhushki is the second abandoned village in the Khoynyk district. New roads are clearly visible near this village, and therefore vehicles have begun to drive there often. The distance to the nearest inhabited village Dvor-Savichi (Braginsky district) is almost 20 km.

Previously, the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense reported that Russian troops were transferring the Shahed-136 kamikaze drones to Belarus. As of October 10, 32 UAVs were brought to the country, and by October 14, they plan to deliver another 8.

In addition, Belarus is providing logistics and ammunition to the Russians. In particular, according to Defence Intelligence, a railway train filled with ammunition arrived at the Kirovskaya railway station in Crimea – specifically, 12 cars or 492 tons. The cargo was transferred from the 43rd Arsenal of the Armed Forces of Belarus.