Belarusian Forces Destroy Drones Launched from Ukraine

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced that air defence forces destroyed several drone targets launched from Ukraine over Belarusian territory. Roughly a dozen targets violated Belarusian airspace in the Mogilev region, prompting Minsk to place its forces on high alert. Some targets were reportedly transferred and later destroyed near Russia's Yaroslavl.

Belarusian air defence forces destroyed several targets over their territory on Friday that were launched from Ukraine, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated on Saturday. According to Lukashenko, about a dozen targets violated Belarusian airspace in the eastern Mogilev region adjacent to Russia, prompting Minsk to put its air force and air defence force on high alert.

"At 19:04 (16:04 GMT) at an altitude of one and a half kilometres and a range of 6.5 kilometres, the air defence forces destroyed several targets over Belarusian territory. Overnight and this morning, a search for the destroyed items is underway," Lukashenko said in a video posted by the Belta state news agency.

He added that other targets were transferred to Russia and later destroyed near Russia's city of Yaroslavl. Earlier on Saturday, the Russian Defence Ministry reported that Russian forces had intercepted six drones in the Yaroslavl region.

(With inputs from agencies.)