Kyiv, Dec. 27 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday accused Belarus of surrendering its sovereignty to Russia's aggressive ambitions, citing Russia's use of Belarusian territory to launch drone attacks on Ukraine.

In a post on X, Zelenskyy addressed drone-related issues in a staff meeting, focusing on countering Russian Shahed drone strikes.

"I held a Staff meeting. The focus was on all drone-related issues, including countering Russian Shahed drone strikes, our Drone Line, and deep strikes. First and foremost, we are documenting Russians attempting to dodge our interceptors' defensive positions by crossing into neighboring Belarus. Risky for Belarus. We saw steps involving Oreshnik, and we now see assistance with Shahed ...