The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Ihor Kyzym, Ambassador of Ukraine, to express a protest over the fall of a missile from an S-300 air defence system on the territory of Belarus.

Source: Belarusian state-owned news outlet Belta, referring to Anatoly Glaz, press secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus

Quote from Glaz: "Belarusian air defence forces shot down a Ukrainian missile of the S-300 complex over the territory of Belarus today. This is a very serious incident. And the Belarusian side takes this issue as seriously as possible. In this regard, Ihor Kyzym, Ukraine's Ambassador, was summoned to Belarus' Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, to which a strong protest was lodged."

Details: The authorities of Belarus demanded that Ukraine "conduct a thorough investigation of all the circumstances of the launch of the missile, bring to justice those responsible and take comprehensive measures to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents in the future".

Background:

• As Belaruski Hajun reported, a missile from an S-300 air defence system fell near the village of Harbacha in Brest Oblast, Belarus, on the morning of 29 December.
• Aleksandr Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed president of the country, was informed about the incident.
• The Ministry of Defenсe of Belarus thinks that the country's air defence forces shot down a Ukrainian missile from the S-300 air defence system.
• On the morning of 29 December, Russia launched air- and sea-based cruise missiles, as well as anti-aircraft guided missiles from S-300s, at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure facilities. Ukrainian air defences destroyed 54 cruise missiles out of the 69 launched by Russian forces.

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