Belarus Scrambles Fighter Jets To Down Russian Shahed Drones

Belarus scrambled fighter jets to down Russian Shahed drones over its territory on Thursday, according to reports.

Two Shahed attack drones entered Belarus’ southeastern Gomel district neighboring Ukraine and Russia at around 1 a.m., according to the Belarusian Hajun Project, an independent military monitoring outlet.

Belarus deployed fighter jets from its Baranovichi air base at around 1:30 a.m., 2:20 a.m., and at 3:10 a.m., the outlet said on Telegram.

“Shaheds are being shot down in the Gomel region — explosions are heard,” the Hajun Project said.

It published a video purportedly showing Shahed drones “burning and falling in the sky over Gomel.”

Newsweek could not immediately verify the reports and has contacted the Belarusian foreign ministry for comment.

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