2022 in Belarus
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Events of the year 2022 in Belarus.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus
January[edit]
- 27 January – 2021–2022 Belarus–European Union border crisis: Poland begins the construction of a metal wall along the Belarus–Poland border.[1][2]
February[edit]
- 10 February – Belarus begins a series of joint military exercises with the Russian Armed Forces.[3]
- 24 February – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Tanks are sighted rolling into Ukraine from Belarus near the Senkivka checkpoint.[4]
- 27 February – The 2022 Belarusian constitutional referendum is held.
March[edit]
- 1 March – The United Kingdom places economic sanctions on Belarus.[5]
- 5 March:
- 2021–2022 Belarus–European Union border crisis: Security forces launch a raid on a migrant camp in Bruzgi, Grodno Region, expelling large amounts of migrants.[6]
- 2022 Belarusian Super Cup
- 9 March – The Kastuś Kalinoŭski Battalion is formed.[7]
- 11 March:
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Ukrainian forces allegedly shell the Belarusian village of Kopani. Ukraine denies that it was responsible for the incident, which it says was a false flag operation by Russia to bring Belarus into the war.[8][9][10]
- And now I will show you where the attack on Belarus was prepared from
- 17 March – Polish Land Forces defector Emil Czeczko is found dead in his apartment in Minsk.[11]
May[edit]
- 4 May – Belarus holds large-scale military drills in order to "evaluate the readiness and ability of troops to react rapidly to a possible crisis."[12][13]
Deaths[edit]
May[edit]
- 4 May – Stanislav Shushkevich, first head of state of Independent Belarus[14]
See also[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2022 in Belarus.
References[edit]
- ^ "Poland starts building metal wall on border with Belarus". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "Poland building metal wall on Belarus border". www.israelhayom.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "Russian military build-up continues, despite Moscow's promises of a drawdown". Politico. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ Tanks appear to cross Belarus Russia and Ukraine border into Senkivka, retrieved 2022-05-04
- ^ "Ukraine conflict: UK sanctions Belarus for role in Russian invasion". BBC News. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "Fears grow of new crisis as refugees in Belarus driven into Ukraine". the Guardian. 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "Белорусы создали батальон имени Калиновского для обороны Киева". Новости Беларуси | euroradio.fm (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "Ukraine says Russian false flag attacks give Belarus an excuse to invade on Friday". National Post. 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "Ukraine Accuses Moscow Of 'False Flag' Operation To Lure Belarus Into War". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "Ukrainians accuse Russia of attack meant to push Belarus into war". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "Polish Soldier Who Sought Asylum In Belarus Found Dead In Minsk". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "Belarus begins snap combat readiness drills". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "Belarus Launches 'Surprise' Military Maneuvers". The Moscow Times. 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
"The aim is to evaluate the readiness and ability of troops to react rapidly to a possible crisis," it continued, describing the maneuvers as a "surprise" exercise.
- ^ "Stanislau Shushkevich, First Leader Of Independent Belarus, Dead At 87". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
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