RT posted a video from Belarus on August 23 showing Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko carrying a rifle and a bulletproof shirt as he boarded a helicopter to return to his residence in the capital Minsk.
On the same day, more than 100,000 strikers demanding President Lukashenko's resignation gathered in a large square in the capital and then marched across the city, continuing the massive wave of protests that have shocked Belarus since the presidential election two weeks ago.
protests flooded through the 7-hectare Independence Square in Minsk. There are no official figures on the size of the crowd, but it appears to be around more than 150,000 people. The demonstrators then marched to another square about 2.5 km away.
When Lukashenko landed, protests gathered in a nearby square. The police did not stop the protest. Earlier this month, about 7,000 people were arrested in post-election protests.
protests broke out in Belarus after the Central Election Commission announced the presidential election results, showing President Alexander Lukashenko - who has been in power in Belarus since 1994 - winning 80.1% of the votes.
After the presidential election on August 9, thousands of Belarus people took to the streets to protest for several days, calling on President Alexander Lukashenko to resign.
President Alexander Lukashenko warned on August 19 that opposition activists who have established a new Belarus transition and election negotiation council could face criminal charges. He has ordered the country's security services to restore order on the streets.
