Arrr! Belarus claims to fend off pesky Lithuanian drone attacks, but Vilnius says nay to such tales!
2024-04-25
Avast ye scurvy dogs! Belarusian scallywag Ivan Tertel be shoutin' about thwartin' drone attacks from Lithuania. But them Lithuanian landlubbers be denyin' all accusations! Aye, the sea be full of deception and treachery, me hearties!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, arrr! A top security official in Belarus claimed Thursday that the country thwarted attempted drone strikes from Lithuania aimed at the Belarusian capital and its surroundings. But those scallywags from Lithuania denied the claim, arrr!Ivan Tertel, head of the Belarusian Committee for State Security (KGB), told a gathering of the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly that his crew and other agencies stopped attacks by combat drones from Lithuania. He didn't provide any proof or details, but he did mention that "radicals" in Lithuania and Poland be makin' them drones to attack Belarus, arrr!The Lithuanian military be denyin' Tertel's claims, callin' them "nonsense." They reckon it be a ploy to stir up trouble and mischief within Belarus, arrr!Belarus be a close mate of Russia, with nuclear weapons, missiles, and troops stationed there. Their leader, Alexander Lukashenko, be boastin' that Belarus be ready to repel any attacks from Ukraine or NATO, arrr! But experts say 'tis all just bluster to please the Kremlin and get more gold for the fight against the "common Western threat," arrr!