Belarusian Ministry of Defence shows wreckage of allegedly Ukrainian drones – video
The Ministry of Defence of Belarus has released the wreckage of supposedly Ukrainian drones that violated the border of Belarus.
Source: Ministry of Defence of Belarus; Belarusian state-owned news outlet BelTA, citing Belarus 1 TV channel
Quote from the Ministry of Defence of Belarus: "[This is] all that remains of the UAVs that violated the state border of Belarus in the airspace".
Details: At the same time, Belarusian state-owned news outlet BelTA, citing Belarus 1 TV channel, said that the examination of the wreckage allegedly revealed "an electric motor, electronic components from NATO countries, a US-made active multi-frequency antenna, and a Belgian navigation system".
Quote from the Ministry of Defence of Belarus: "Presumably, the downed drones were assembled jointly with NATO engineers."
Background:
- On 10 August, self-proclaimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed that "several targets" from Ukraine were shot down over Belarus. He said that Belarus suspects that these were attack drones.
- Later that day, Lukashenko ordered the reinforcement of the grouping of forces in the Gomel and Mozyr tactical areas bordering Ukraine's Kyiv and Chernihiv oblasts.
- The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Charge d’Affaires of Ukraine Olha Tymush that Belarus may reconsider the desirability of further presence of the Ukrainian diplomatic mission in Minsk.
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