Alexander Lukashenko

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Russia attacked Ukraine in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thousands of military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties. As of April 2026, Russian troops occupy roughly 20% of Ukraine. From a population of 41 million, about 8 million Ukrainians have been internally displaced and 6–7 million have fled the country, creating Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II.

President of the Republic of Belarus

2023 uprising in Russia led by Yevgeny Prigozhin

Protests against the re-election of Belarusian president Aliaksandr Lukashenka

Russian preparation for the invasion since March 2021

2021 aviation incident over Belarus and arrest of journalist Roman Pratasevich

border crisis between Belarus and the European Union

referendum in Belarus

Belarusian pro-Lukashenko political party

response of Belarus to Russo-Ukrainian war

Russian Internet meme

2006 film

list of the official reactions to the 2020 Belarusian presidential election and the surrounding 2020–2021 Belarusian protests

Belarusian law enforcement agency

political party in Belarus

special police unit of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus