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Belarus warns Ukraine after drone violates airspace

2024-08-11

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Reference News reported on August 11According to Reuters on August 10, Belarus sent additional troops to the border area with Ukraine on the 10th, saying that a Ukrainian drone violated Belarusian airspace when flying to Russia's Kursk Oblast.

According to reports, the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also summoned the Ukrainian Charge d'Affaires in Belarus and asked Ukraine to take measures to prevent similar incidents from happening again, and stated that if such incidents occur again, Belarus will reconsider the necessity of the Ukrainian diplomatic mission in Belarus.

According to reports, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting in the eastern part of the country that the Belarusian air defense forces destroyed several of the dozen drones that violated the airspace of Mogilev Oblast, which borders Belarus and Russia.

Lukashenko said other drones were later destroyed near the Russian city of Yaroslavl.

It is reported that Belarusian TV Channel 1 broadcast the footage of the downed drone fragments. (Compiled by Wang Dongdong)