Latest news in Belarus? September 8th, 2026

Lithuanian authorities have expelled 22 Belarusian nationals, revoking their temporary residence permits and issuing a five-year ban from the Schengen area after state security deemed them a national security threat due to concealed ties with Russian and Belarusian military industries. UkrinformLatvian transportation authorities announced plans to ban regular international bus services running to Russia and Belarus starting in January 2027. MeduzaUkrainian intelligence confirmed that Russia has deployed units of its 101st Missile Brigade equipped with Oreshnik missile systems to Belarusian territory, while Ukraine currently assesses the threat of direct Belarusian military involvement in the war as low. Defense ExpressIn economic and regional cooperation, the Mogilev region of Belarus and the Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan signed a new bilateral cooperation agreement.