Belarus claims it shot down drones allegedly headed for Poland and Lithuania
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Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:42:00 +0300

This was reported by the state propaganda agency BELTA.According to Belarusian Chief of the General Staff Pavel Muraveiko, Ukrainian and Russian strike drones allegedly lost course due to electronic warfare.“Some of the stray drones were destroyed by our country’s air defense forces over the territory of the republic. Through existing channels of interaction between 11 p.m. on September 9 and 4 a.m. on September 10, our duty forces and assets exchanged information on the air and radar situation with the duty forces and assets of Poland and the Republic of Lithuania. In this way, they were notified about the approach of unidentified aerial vehicles to their countries’ territory,” Belarusian officials claimed.Belarus also asserted that Poland had allegedly informed Minsk about drones approaching its border.“The Republic of Belarus will continue to fulfill its obligations within the framework of information exchange on the air situation with the Republic of Poland and the Baltic states,” Muraveiko said.Russian Shaheds in Polish airspace: What we knowThe Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces placed air defense and aviation units on high alert following Russia’s night attack on Ukraine on September 10, during which Russian drones entered Polish airspace. Reports indicate that more than 20 UAVs were involved.In a village in Poland’s Lublin Province, debris from one drone fell on a house, though no injuries were reported.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the violation of Poland’s airspace by Russian drones, calling it a dangerous precedent for all of Europe. He also stressed that Ukraine had warned Poland about the movement of Russian drones, adding that at least two had used Belarusian airspace.Against this backdrop, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was ready to help Warsaw build an alert and defense system against Russian threats. Meanwhile, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU would build a “drone wall.”
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