Politics

Belarus launches 'bomb shelter checks'. Is Russian pressure at play?

Maria Kamińska
 16.07.2026, 22:01
43 bomb shelters have reportedly been restored in Belarus since the start of the year. Photo illustration: Vyacheslav Madiyevskyi/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images
43 bomb shelters have reportedly been restored in Belarus since the start of the year. Photo illustration: Vyacheslav Madiyevskyi/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images

43 bomb shelters have reportedly been restored in Belarus since the start of the year.