The self-proclaimed president of Belarus Oleksandr Lukashenko appeared in public for the first time since May 9. A photo of his alleged visit to the central command post of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces was published by the "Pul Pervoho" channel, close to the press service of the self-proclaimed president, which writes that the visit began "right now."
The day before, Lukashenkoʼs illness was confirmed in Russia. During the parade in Moscow, Lukashenko looked unwell and missed a number of events. At that time, monitoring groups and opposition media drew attention to the bandage on Lukashenkoʼs right hand.
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In the new photo from "Pul Pervogo", Lukashenko already has a bandage on his left hand. What this is connected with is currently unknown.
- On May 13, "Euroradio" wrote that Lukashenkaʼs motorcade arrived at the clinical medical center of the Presidential Administration and returned to one of the residences two hours later.
- On May 14, Lukashenko did not appear at the celebrations on the occasion of the Day of the Flag, Coat of Arms and Anthem. In his place, the Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko spoke, who read an address from Lukashenko.
- On the same day, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs Kostiantyn Zatulin confirmed Lukashenkoʼs illness, but said that "there is nothing supernatural there", it is "not a coronavirus" and "the person just got sick."