The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine is ready to conduct an investigation of the incident that occurred on 29 December in the sky over Belarus and to involve experts from countries that are not connected with Russia's support in the investigation.

Source: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

Quote: "The Ukrainian side is aware of the Kremlin's desperate and persistent efforts to draw Belarus into its aggressive war against Ukraine.

In this regard, the Ukrainian side does not rule out a deliberate provocation by the terrorist state of Russia, which laid such a route for its cruise missiles in order to provoke their interception in the airspace over the territory of Belarus.

The Ukrainian side, reserving the unconditional right to defend and protect its own sky, is, at the same time, ready to conduct an objective investigation in Ukraine of the incident that occurred on 29 December in the sky over the territory of Belarus as a result of repelling a massive missile attack by the Russian Federation.

Ukraine is ready to invite authoritative experts from the states, which are not associated with supporting the terrorist state of Russia in any form, to participate in such an investigation."

Details: On 29 December, the Belarusian side expressed a protest against the violation of the airspace of Belarus that happened that day by the missile from an S-300 air defence system, which was launched, as the Belarusian side claimed, from the territory of Ukraine.

The Ministry of Defence noted that the international community should take more decisive actions to deprive Russia of the opportunity to continue missile terror against the civilian population and civilian facilities of Ukraine, as well as to strengthen the defence, anti-aircraft and anti-missile capabilities of Ukraine.

The Ministry of Defence added that Ukraine continues to resist aggression, exercising its unconditional right to self-defence in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations.

Background:

• On 29 December, Russia launched a large-scale missile attack on Ukraine. The territory of Ukraine was attacked with Kh-101/Kh-555, Kalibr, Kh-22, and Kh-32 cruise missiles, as well as Kh-31P anti-radar missiles and Shahed-131/136 drones. In total, more than 11 drones and 69 cruise missiles were used to attack Ukraine. They were launched from Tu-95MS strategic bombers, Tu-22M3 aircraft and ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. In addition, missiles from an S-300 air defence system were used to attack the Ukrainian cities in the contact line.
• More than 18 residential buildings and 10 critical infrastructure facilities in 10 oblasts were damaged as a result of the missile attack.
• 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.
• 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.
• The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Ihor Kyzym, Ambassador of Ukraine, to express protest over the fall of a missile from an S-300 air defence system on the territory of Belarus.

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