Russian Shahed Drones Intrude Belarusian Airspace Twice in a Day, Belarusian Monitoring Channels Report

On July 16, two Shahed drones launched by Russian forces flew into Belarusian territory. One of them has traveled more than 300 kilometers.

"A drone-kamikaze of the Shahed type, which entered Belarus at 8:40 AM heading towards Narowla, has likely reached Mogilev by now. It was intercepted at 09:15 by an Su-30 fighter from the Baranovichi airbase, and at 09:10 by a Mi-24 helicopter from the Machulishchy airbase," reported Belarusian monitoring channel.

Analysts report that the drone was circling over Belarus and has flown over 300 km in total. This marks the fourth drone-kamikaze to enter Belarusian airspace since July 11, and the second on July 16 alone.

Earlier, on the night of July 16, another Shahed entered Belarus near the village of Bila Soroka, within the territory of the Polissya Radiation and Ecological Reserve, moving north towards Khoyniki. The drone then turned southeast, bypassed Bragin, and headed towards the town of Komarin.

At 5 AM, it left Belarusian airspace and turned to Ukrainian territory for the second time in the night.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported on Tuesday that from the evening of July 15 through July 16, the air defense "destroyed two Shahed UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicle] used for strikes, while two other Shahed drones were lost in Belarusian airspace."