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‘I fight Russia to topple the tyrant of Belarus’: the Lukashenko guard who defected to the front line in Ukraine
Viachaslau Hranouski, a former policeman responsible for protecting the Belarus leader, reveals why he fled to join Ukraine’s army
Four years ago, Viachaslau Hranouski watched on as Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus’s dictator for three decades, emerged from a helicopter and approached the security forces shielding him from a vast crowd of furious protesters in central Minsk.
“Guys, you’re awesome,” Lukashenko shouted at Hranouski and the rest of the police cordon.
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