Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that more than 20 people had been detained in connection with an attack on a Russian military plane, claimed by the government's opponents late last month.

"To date, more than 20 accomplices who are in Belarus have been detained. The rest are hiding," Lukashenko said according to state news agency Belta. In the same statement, the presumed main culprit was identified as a joint Russian and Ukrainian citizen.