Belarus Scrambles Jet To Destroy Russian Drone For 'First Time' — Report

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Post At: Aug 29/2024 04:50PM

Belarus deployed an aircraft to thwart a Russian drone that had flown into its airspace, it has been reported.

"Aviation was used for the first time in Belarus to shoot down a Shahed drone," according to the Belarusian Hajun Project, an open-source intelligence outlet that monitors military activity of Russian and Belarusian troops in Belarus.

The outlet said that the Iranian drone had entered Belarus' airspace in the Homiel (Gomel) region around 3.30 a.m., prompting the deployment of a Belarusian Air Force fighter.

Belarus shot down a Russian Shahed drone on its territory with the help of aviation for the first time – Belarusian Hajun project.

It is reported that on the night of August 29, during another Russian attack on Ukraine, one of the Shahed drones flew into the territory of Belarus… pic.twitter.com/Aotu4GX9Tk

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 29, 2024

Less than half an hour later, at least two explosions were heard in Yelsk district "and a bright flash was seen in the sky," the post on X, formerly Twitter, said.

"This is probably the first recorded case of a Belarusian Air Force fighter attempting to destroy a real military target in the sky," the Hajun project added.

Newsweek has contacted the Belarusian foreign ministry and the Hajun project for comment.

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