Lukashenko's drone claims debunked: No missiles, no drones
5:51 PM EDT, August 11, 2024
"No missiles were fired from the Su-30 fighter jet and Mi-24 helicopter. This indicates that the latest loud statements from the self-proclaimed Lukashenko are utter nonsense," reported the "Biełaruski Hajun" project, which monitors military movements in Belarus.
Belarusian air defense forces destroyed several targets over the country, most likely drones, launched from Ukraine on Friday, said the self-proclaimed President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday, as quoted by the Belarusian news agency BelTA.
"No drones detected"
Lukashenko claimed that several targets breached Belarusian airspace in the Mogilev region bordering Russia, which, as he emphasized, forced the authorities to put aviation and air defense forces on high alert.
On Sunday, the group monitoring military movements in the country, "Biełaruski Hajun," announced that "no drones were detected" in Belarusian airspace that day.
"Lukashenko's statements are utter nonsense"
"No missiles were fired from the Su-30 fighter jet and Mi-24 helicopter. This indicates that the latest loud statements from the self-proclaimed Lukashenko are utter nonsense," read the statement.
Due to the alleged breach of Belarusian airspace, the Ukrainian chargé d'affaires was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Minsk on Saturday. Earlier, the Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko ordered the reinforcement of units stationed at the border with Ukraine.
The situation at the border with Belarus is under control; we do not observe the Belarusian side pulling additional troops, said Ukrainian border guard spokesman Andriy Demchenko on Sunday.
