Belarus in September 2026: the most important developments in security
Belarus's security news in September 2026 concerned military readiness checks and incidents on the border with Lithuania and Latvia.
On 11 September President Alexander Lukashenko said Belarus will continue checks of its military's readiness, including mobilisation. He said the country has learned to produce modern communications equipment for its military, that falling behind in this area would be unacceptable, and that Belarus does not plan to attack anyone but must ensure its own security, adding that attacking neighbours would be "tantamount to death". The defence minister said Belarusian troops and communications systems are ready to repel an attack. Drills of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation in Belarus were to involve 5,000 troops, and the Western Operational Command held a command and staff exercise.
Lithuanian intelligence saw no increased threat from Belarus. Lithuania investigated an unidentified object that crossed its airspace from Belarus, and a drone shot down in Latvia was reported to have entered from Belarus.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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