On September 15th, 2025, Belarus hosted representatives from 23 states, including three NATO member countries – the USA, Turkey, and Hungary – to observe the "West-2025" military exercises near Borisov. American military attaché thanked Belarus's Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Viktor Hrenin, for the invitation, with Hrenin stating that American guests were given the best places and shown everything that interested them. The Ministry of Defense of Belarus shared photos and videos of military-diplomatic missions from 17 foreign states observing troop actions at the training ground. This observation period occurs as Ukrainian forces report liberating Pankivka and its surrounding areas in the Dobropillia axis, prompting Russia to redeploy reserves. Concurrently, a Ukrainian partisan group, "Atesh," reported conducting reconnaissance of the 758th Center for Material and Technical Support of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, noting an "almost complete absence of equipment" at the strategic facility. Atesh stated that the collected data has been transferred to the defense forces of Ukraine. Earlier today, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski urged NATO to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine, a proposal met with warnings from Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council, that such a move would constitute a war between NATO and Russia. President Donald Trump reiterated his call for increased NATO and European support for Ukraine and criticized their continued purchase of Russian oil. In the conflict zone, Ukrainian forces are advancing west of Volodymyrivka, potentially threatening Russian units with encirclement. Separately, a residential building in Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast, was damaged by a Russian drone, resulting in one injury.
