According to Ukrainian authorities, Belarus has once again activated relay stations that Russia uses to control drones during attacks deep into Ukrainian territory. This enabled an attack on the railway near the 'Yahodin' checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border, stated Andriy Demchenko, a representative of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, in a comment to the 'Ukrinform' agency on Wednesday, September 16. "Belarus is actively assisting Russia in shelling Ukrainian territory. This includes relay stations that are activated on Belarusian territory, boosting the signal for Russian 'Shaheds' and 'Gerbers,'" he said. According to Demchenko, strike UAVs enter Ukraine from Russian territory and stay near the border with Belarus to receive the relay signals and have the capability for deeper incursions into Ukrainian territory, particularly in the western regions. ## ## Russian attack on railway in Ukraine near special train On the night of September 13, Russia attacked the railway near the 'Yahodin' checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border. A locomotive of a Ukrainian passenger train was hit by the Russian strike. According to media reports, at that moment, a special train approached the border, carrying the closest advisor to the Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, Günter Sautter, as well as security advisors from other European countries, Bundestag deputies, diplomats, and scholars. Additionally, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was returning to Poland on the same special train. ## ## Belarus disabled relay stations after Zelensky's ultimatum At the end of June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Kyiv had recorded the disabling of Belarusian relay stations that Russia used for drone strikes on his country. "Whether they have been dismantled or not, to be honest, I do not know yet," he told reporters. "The fact is that the relay stations are not operational today." For the first time, the Ukrainian leader publicly raised the issue of the relay stations on June 19. He stated that equipment helping Russian military forces guide drones to Ukrainian targets was placed on Belarusian towers in border areas. An ultimatum was presented to Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko: remove the equipment within a week, or Ukraine would take matters into its own hands.