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On September 5, two Russian drones were reportedly shot down by Belarusian forces near Homel, 30 km from the Ukraine-Belarus border.
Belarusian monitoring group Belarusian Hajun reported this on their Telegram channel.
If verified, this would mark the first confirmed instance of Belarusian forces successfully intercepting Russian drones in Belarusian airspace.
On the night of September 5, Russia launched another large-scale drone assault on Ukraine, targeting several regions.
According to Belaruski Hajun, multiple Belarusian fighter jets were deployed to intercept the drones near Homel around 1:30 a.m. local time, approximately 30 km from the Ukraine-Belarus border.
A third Russian attack drone is reported to have entered Belarusian airspace around 2:30 a.m., but no further details about its status have been provided.
On August 29, a Belarusian fighter jet attempted to shoot down a Russian Shahed-type drone that entered Belarusian airspace, but there was no confirmation of a successful interception.
While Russian attack drones have previously breached Belarusian airspace during raids on Ukraine, this would be the first documented case of a Belarusian Air Force plane successfully downing one.
The Chief of the General Staff and First Deputy Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces, Colonel Sergey Frolov, stated: "Last night, September 5, a violation of the State Border of the Republic of Belarus was detected in the airspace, presumably by unmanned aerial vehicles.
It has been reported that a decision was made to destroy them, which was carried out through timely actions by the air defense forces on duty.
An investigation into this matter is underway," added Sergey Frolov.
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