2020 Lukashenko was declared the winner of the
2020 presidential election on 9 August 2020, intensifying the ongoing protests against his administration. In response the
Coordination Council led by
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was formed on 14 August. Several key opposition groups aligned with the Coordination Council were formed in the autumn of 2020, such as the
Cyber Partisans,
Busly liaciać, and
BYPOL.
2021 In January, a Belarusian was arrested after an arson attack against a
T-72 tank at in
Minsk. The
Cyber Partisans conducted a campaign of
cyberattacks on the government's internet infrastructure in mid-2021, including the release of personal information of thousands of government officials, police, military, and pro-Lukashenko
propagandists. On September 25, a partisan cell under
Busły liaciać attacked an
OMON base in
Uručča with an incendiary mixture dropped from a drone, and in December, another cell attacked a training base of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs in . Throughout the year, partisans participated in blocking
railways, destroying
CCTV, damaging
infrastructure used by the government, and actions against government officials.
2022 Partisan activity increased in the buildup to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. In mid-January, the Cyber Partisans launched a cyberattack on infrastructure of
Belarusian Railways, severely delaying the movement of Russian transport in Belarus; they stated they would decrypt the systems upon the release of 50 prisoners and Russian troops being removed from Belarus. During the
Battle of Kyiv,
BYPOL and Belarusian partisans published information on how to disable
railway signalling boxes, which severely disrupted the Russian logistic network. In March near
Babrujsk, government security services fired on partisans who set fire railway signals; and by late April there were at least 11 partisans detained. The
rail war in Belarus began in February 2022. Signaling equipment was destroyed in three Belarusian regions, and railway lines were blocked. As a result of these operations, the work of several branches of the Belarusian railway was disrupted. After the formation of the
Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment, and their assurances that they will liberate Belarus, representatives of
BYPOL stated that they would welcome a national liberation of Belarus if circumstances allow it.
2023 On the 26th of February, 2023, an AWACS Beriev
A-50U spy aircraft of the
Russian Air Force at
Mačuliščy air base was reportedly damaged as two explosions were heard. BYPOL claimed that Belarusian partisans were responsible for the disabling of the aircraft, saying via telegram that the explosions were a result of a drone attack by members of the group. Exiled Belarusian dissident
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya responded to news of the attack stating, "I am proud of all Belarusians who continue to resist the Russian hybrid occupation of Belarus & fight for the freedom of Ukraine." Same year an organization known as Paspalitaje Rušeńnie (People's Self-Defence) has been created in exile by a Belarusian veteran Sieržuk Kiedyška with goal of, once the occasion arises, liberating the Belarusian territory through military means. It cooperates with the Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment, United Transitional Cabinet as well as "Litvins' Club". There are several People's Self-Defence departments in Polish and Lithuanian cities where Belarusian exiles' diasporas exist . Recruited volunteers undergo military training there and swear on oath of loyalty to free Belarus with the traditional national emblems present.
2024 On 16 February 2024, a group of alleged Belarusian and Ukrainian saboteurs in possession of explosives were detained after crossing into Belarus from Ukraine. In a speech responding to the incident, Lukashenko said that the country was regularly stopping attempted incursions by these kinds of armed groups, around "two or three times a week". On 28 February,
BYPOL told Belgian media that a coup against Lukashenko was being actively planned and would be executed "at the right time". The group said it was training officers in Polish military camps and that 200,000 volunteers had registered to participate in simultaneous resistance actions during the coup (such as marches, blockades, and the installment of barricades in strategic areas). Of these, 5,000 volunteers were preparing to carry out "special operations" such as sabotage.
2025 On March 25 2025, the
Cyber Partisans reported another breach of state systems, this time targeting the national CERT infrastructure under Lukashenko’s Operational and Analytical Center. == Exiles ==