According to The New York Times, citing sources in the EU security forces, on that day, according to Galegov, an officer of the Belarusian KGB was present in the control tower.
He allegedly "maintained continuous telephone contact" all the time, reporting on the situation.
Galegov, as stated in the material, was responsible for informing the pilots that the Ryanair plane could be mined.
On May 23, a Ryanair plane landed in Minsk on a flight from Athens to Vilnius.
According to the Belarusian authorities, this was due to the report of a bomb on board.
The founder of the NEXTA Telegram channel recognized as extremist in Belarus, Roman Protasevich, was on the plane.
He was detained after landing.