Belarus has deployed additional air
defence forces to its border with Ukraine to protect “critical
infrastructure facilities” due to increased Ukrainian drone
activity, a Belarusian military commander has said.
Belarus, an ally of Russia, said
earlier this week it had shot down a quadcopter that had
illegally crossed the border from Ukraine “to collect
information about the Belarusian border infrastructure”.
The situation in the airspace over the border remains tense,
Andrei Severinchik, commander of the Belarusian Air Defence
Forces, said.
“We are ready to decisively use all available forces and
means to protect our territory and the population of the
Republic of Belarus from possible provocations in the airspace,”
he said.
Belarus’ defence ministry said earlier today it had
information showing Ukraine had been moving more troops, weapons
and military equipment to the northern Zhytomyr region, which
borders Belarus.
There was no immediate response from Ukraine.
