INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Moscow's ally Belarus on Thursday played down reports of overnight explosions at a military airbase near the border with Ukraine that is
said to be used by Russian troops."On Aug
10, at around 23:00 (20:00 GMT), during a test run, a piece of equipment that had its engine replaced caught fire," the Belarusian defense
Belarusian Telegram channel that monitors military activity said "explosions" were heard near the Zyabrovka airfield in southeastern
exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, said Russian military aircraft are often stationed at the airfield.Zyabrovka is around 30
Russian-annexed Crimea peninsula, which Moscow said were caused by exploding ammunition rather than Ukrainian fire.Western countries have
the pretext of military exercises in the months before Moscow launched its military operation.
