Ukraine celebrates Independence Day. Lukashenko and Iran also sent congratulations

“In the land of​​​​Belarus, the warm-hearted and hardworking people of Ukraine have always been treated with special respect and warmth. For a long time, our people found strength in unity, sharing joy and sorrow, shelter and bread, overcoming adversity together. They were also proud of their achievements, we are united not only by a common adventure and family ties, but also by the desire to be friends and to be with neighbors,” said the press agency of the Ukraine from Lukashenko’s flowery congratulatory message on Saturday. UNN.

At the same time, Minsk is a close ally of Moscow, and Lukashenko made Belarus available to the Russian military as a base for a major Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022. Lukashenko also speaks again and -again about the threat of an alleged invasion from Ukraine, recently announcing that he has mobilized a third of his army.

A strange congratulations came from Iran, which, according to the West, has been a big supporter of the Russian army attacking Ukraine with the supply of drones for a long time. The Reuters group recently wrote about the possible extension of this support to missiles, citing two anonymous sources from European secret services. According to her, the delivery should be related to the Fateh-360 ballistic missile, which can carry a warhead weighing up to 150 kilograms and has a range of up to 120 kilometers.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran congratulates the government and people of Ukraine on their Independence Day,” Tehran said briefly on Saturday on its official profile on the X network. Under the post, several comments gathered surprising and embarrassing. The one with the most positive evaluations from a certain Dmytro Žluktenek read as follows: “As a Ukrainian I tell you, honestly, go to pr…”