Pavel Muraveiko. A screenshot from a Defense Ministry video
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.
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