Video shows explosion near Three Sisters monument at intersection of Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian borders

Video footage circulating on Telegram Wednesday morning showed an explosion near the Three Sisters monument on the border of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.

The Ukrainian border authorities reported that the blast occurred on May 30 and came from the Russian side.

Ukrainian State Border Guard Service spokesman Andriy Demchenko told the outlet Ukrainska Pravda that Russia blew up a road leading from the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv to the Russian city of Bryansk, likely out of concern that Ukrainian troops could carry out an offensive on the latter city. “They went from ‘We’ll take Kyiv in three days’ to ‘Blow up the road so they don’t capture us,’” he said.

The Russian and Belarusian border authorities have not commented on the explosion.

The Three Sisters monument was opened at the intersection of the Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian borders in 1975. It was dedicated to the friendship of the three “union republics.”