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Belarus notifies Poland, Lithuania about incoming drones this night​

MINSK, 10 September (BelTA) – Belarus notified Poland and Lithuania about the drones that approached their territory this night, the press service of the Belarusian Defense Ministry quoted Chief of the General Staff, First Deputy Defense Minister of the Republic of Belarus, Major-General Pavel Muraveiko as saying.

Pavel Muraveiko said: “As the Russian Federation and Ukraine exchanged blows using unmanned aerial vehicles this night, duty forces and assets of the air defense system of the Republic of Belarus constantly monitored the unmanned aerial vehicles that veered off course due to electronic jamming from both sides.”

The officer also stressed that some of the stray drones had been destroyed by the Belarusian air defense forces above the country’s territory.

The chief of the General Staff noted that via the existing communication channels from 23:00 on 9 September till 04:00 on 10 September the duty forces and assets exchanged information about the aerial situation and the radar situation with Poland’s and Lithuania’s duty forces and assets, thus notifying them about the approach of unknown aerial vehicles to the territory of these countries. “It allowed Poland to promptly respond to actions of the drones by scrambling its own duty forces,” he added.

The Polish side also informed the Belarusian combat duty units about the approach of unidentified aerial vehicles from Ukraine’s territory to the border of the Republic of Belarus. “Sharing information about the aerial situation is an important component in efforts meant to ensure security in the region as a whole and helps establish trust and reinforce security. The Republic of Belarus will continue honoring its commitments by sharing information about the aerial situation with the Republic of Poland and the Baltic states,” Pavel Muraveiko stressed.
 
The alleged attack on Poland, according to the images, involves non-offensive model aircraft called Gerbera. It is designed for kamikaze missions, reconnaissance, and signal relaying to extend the operational range of other drones or enhance their resilience against electronic warfare.
 

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to Kyiv's allies on Thursday to review their own air defense capabilities after Russian drones invaded Polish airspace.

Speaking in Kyiv during a visit by Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Zelensky said that Ukraine is "open and ready" to provide support to its allies.

According to him, countries like Poland should analyze multi-layered air defense systems, because systems like Patriot are too expensive to shoot down cheap Russian drones. "No one in the world has enough missiles to shoot down all types of drones," he emphasized.

Zelensky said that Ukraine, which is heavily dependent on Western long-range air defense systems but has developed a sophisticated internal strategy for repelling Russian attacks, is able to provide guidance to its allies on these issues.

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He added that Prime Minister Donald Tusk has already agreed to send military representatives to Ukraine on this matter. As reported on Thursday by a Reuters source familiar with the matter, Polish soldiers will undergo training in drone shooting.

The agency recalls that thanks to support from NATO allies, Poland shot down several drones on Wednesday that invaded its airspace. Reuters quotes President Karol Nawrocki, who said it was a provocation by Russia aimed at testing the reaction of Poland and NATO.

The operation against the drones used Patriot air defense systems, F-16 and F-35 fighters, Mi-24, Mi-17 and Black Hawk helicopters, AWACS and Saab 340 electronic reconnaissance aircraft, and ground-based radars.

Russia denied that it planned attacks on Poland. The Ministry of Defense in Moscow stated that the maximum range of the drones used does not exceed 700 km. The Russian side also expressed readiness to conduct consultations with the Polish Ministry of Defense.
 
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