Protasevich spoke about Latvia's attempts to recruit Belarusians for the filming of "Hazel Tree"

Latvian intelligence officers have attempted to recruit Belarusian citizens in order to obtain information about the location and photos of the Russian Oreshnik missile system. This was announced on March 13 by Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich in his author's program.

The names and images of employees of the Latvian State Security Service, as well as covert footage of their meetings with potential agents, were made public.

In addition, correspondence was provided in which a curator named Valdis gave instructions to photograph Belarusian border guards and record the movement of military equipment. According to Protasevich, after the Latvian special services received deliberately distorted information, the editors of the program "Without cover" decided to change tactics.

"The editorial board decided to step out of the role of an observer and ask them (the Latvian special services. — Ed.) an important task to find out what they want most. Almost immediately, there was a request to remove the "Hazel Tree," Protasevich said, a recording of the release was posted on the channel's YouTube channel.

"Oreshnik" in Belarus: the complex went on combat duty

The Republic itself will determine the purpose of the use of weapons

On the same day, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced that the republic had paid Russia money for the Hazel Grove. He also recommended that Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia "stay out of the way" so that the missile system would not "bang" on them.

Earlier, on December 19 last year, Lukashenko announced that the Oreshnik was on combat duty in the republic. Later, he heard a report on the deployment of the Oreshnik in the country and its deployment on combat duty. The Belarusian leader was informed about the recent launches of the Polonaise-M, a modernized domestic multiple launch rocket system with an increased range and improved firing accuracy.

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