Belarus Border Repeaters Cease Operations as Zelensky Presses Minsk

Belarusian-Ukrainian border signal repeaters reportedly ceased operating by June 22 after Zelensky’s warning to dismantle them by June 26, signaling Lukashenko’s resistance to full Kremlin involvement. The Kremlin continues to pressure Minsk while Moscow faces gasoline shortages and refines its war effort; Ukraine has intensified strikes on Russian energy infrastructure and frontline assets, including long-range hits, with fighting ongoing around Kharkiv, Kupyansk, and Donetsk. ISW notes slow Russian advances, heavy drone use, and Moscow’s cognitive warfare narrative, with no decisive breakthrough yet.