Belarus denies being in Ukraine attack

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says Belarusian armed forces are not taking part in Russia’s military operation against Ukraine, the Belta news agency reports.

Ukraine’s border guard service said earlier that Russian troops attacked Ukraine from Belarus as well as Russia with Belarusian support at around 5am local time.

“Our troops are taking no part in this operation,” Lukashenko was quoted as saying.