As the LETA agency was told by the Ministry of Defense of Latvia, taking into account that the investigation into the situation is currently underway, the ministry cannot confirm such a connection. “The responsible services are conducting an in-depth analysis of the circumstances where the information is classified. Until the analysis is done, the Ministry of Defense will inform the public about the conclusions,” the ministry emphasizes.
“Let us remind you that yesterday around 6:30 a.m. in the Navahrudak (Novogrudok) district, a “Shahed” kamikaze drone was spotted, which had flown into the Pinsk district at 5:16 a.m.,” Belaruski Hajun, which monitors the Russian and Belarusian armies, said on the “Telegram” platform on Sunday. activities.
Navahrudak is located in the Grodno region, 70 kilometers from the border with Lithuania, in the Pinsk-Brest region, near the border with Ukraine.
“The furthest route of the shahed’s movement through the territory of Belarus is unknown, but it is concretely known that the shahed continued his movement, keeping the course to the north,” the authors of the project add.
“Let us point out that the distance from Navahrudak to Rezekne is approximately 335 kilometers, with an average speed of 200 kilometers per hour, the drone could reach Rezekne around 8:30 in the morning,” explains “Belaruski Hajun”.
“Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that the shahed that crashed near Rēzekne could be the same shahed that flew near Navahrudak in the morning,” admits the representatives of the monitoring center.
Belarusian activists call the aircraft that crashed near Rezekne “shaheda”. Statements by Latvian officials mention a “Russian drone of military importance”.
“Furthermore, let us remind you that on the night of September 6 to 7, the Air Force of the Republic of Belarus was seen in the Vilejka district, in the north of the country, and this may indicate that not one, but two shahedis reached the north of Belarus yesterday,” Belaruski Hajun admits “.
When Russia strikes Ukraine with “Shahed” drones, Russian drones often fly into the territory of Belarus. This happens both when flying to targets in Ukraine and also when flying back from Ukrainian airspace.
As “Belaruski Hajun” reported, eight drones – seven attack drones and one reconnaissance drone – flew into the airspace of Belarus on the night of Saturday.
In the course of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the wreckage of Russian missiles and drones was found on the territory of the countries of the region more than 20 times, reminds “Radio Brīvība” on Sunday.
The wreckage was found in Romania, Poland, Moldova, Bulgaria, Croatia and Belarus.
2024-09-10 05:43:24