Belarus’s KGB Caught With Captured Ukrainian Missiles, Investigation Reveals

Belarusian journalists have identified Ukrainian-made anti-tank guided missiles in the possession of the KGB’s elite Alfa unit, raising new questions about Belarus’s potential involvement in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

According to a January 27 report by BYPOL, an independent Belarusian investigative outlet, members of the KGB Alfa unit were seen handling a Ukrainian RK-3 “Corsar” missile system. The information was based on photographs allegedly taken in November 2022 at an Alfa base.

BYPOL published a video investigation showing multiple images of a transport-launch container for the RK-3, a Ukrainian-produced anti-tank missile. The visible markings on the equipment confirmed it was a 107mm RK-3OF variant, equipped with a fragmentation warhead and an explosively formed penetrator.

The report does not indicate how the missiles were obtained. Ukraine has never exported the Corsar system to Belarus. The missile has been in production since 2017 for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The RK-3 “Corsar” is a man-portable anti-tank guided missile system developed by the Luch Design Bureau. The variant shown in the photographs, the RK-3OF, is equipped for infantry use and designed to defeat light armor, fortifications, and enemy personnel.

Images shared by BYPOL show the container and missile being handled and displayed by operatives of the Alfa unit, an elite group within Belarus’s state security apparatus.

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Several theories have been proposed regarding how the Corsar system reached Belarus. One possibility is that Russian forces may have transported captured Ukrainian equipment into Belarus during or after their retreat from Kyiv region in 2022.

Another version, still under investigation, suggests that Belarusian special forces may have directly participated in operations in Ukraine in the early phase of the invasion.

This is not the first time Ukrainian military equipment has surfaced in Belarusian hands. In July 2024, photos published by Belarus’s Interior Ministry showed the special police unit “Vityaz” operating a Ukrainian-made Kozak-5 armored vehicle. Like the Corsar system, this vehicle had not been supplied to Belarus by Ukraine and was likely seized during combat operations.

While the Ukrainian Border Guard Service stated in 2022 that no Kozak-5 vehicles were lost during the defense of Kyiv region, the presence of such vehicles in Belarus suggests that some units may have been captured later—potentially during engagements involving Russian or Wagner-affiliated forces transferred to Belarus.

Earlier, Belarus was also documented transferring large rail shipments of military equipment to Russia. According to an analysis by the Belarusian Railway Workers Community, dozens of flatbed railcars carrying military vehicles and air defense system components were sent from Belarusian military depots to Russia’s central tank reserve base and repair facilities, underscoring Belarus’s role in sustaining Russia’s military logistics.

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