Russian planes struck Belarus from the territory of Ukraine

This was reported in the Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces, reports espreso.TV.

"Today at 2.30 pm the State Traffic Police reported that Russian planes took off from Dubrovytsia airfield (Belarus), entered the territory of Ukraine, turned over our towns of Horodychi and Tumen, and then inflicted fire damage on the settlement of Kopani (Belarus)," - said the message.

The 9th Border Detachment is currently monitoring the occupation of this settlement by the enemy.

"This is a provocation! The goal is to involve the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus in the war with Ukraine!" The Armed Forces of Ukraine stressed.

Subsequently, the Air Force of the Armed Forces also received information about the shelling of the settlements of Bukhlychi and Verkhniy Terebezhiv (Belarus).

Smoke over the territory of the village of Kopani / Photo: Anton Gerashchenko

Information about the Russian attack was also confirmed by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

The enemy attacked the Belarusian territory on the border with Ukraine. Such an attack and actions of the enemy on the settlements of Belarus are a deliberate provocation to involve the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus in the war with Ukraine!", - said in the SBGS.