August 11, 2024
Belarus summons diplomat over violation of Ukrainian airspace
MOSCOW: Belarus sent more troops to reinforce its border with Ukraine on Saturday, saying Ukrainian drones violated its airspace during Kiev’s military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Belarus’ foreign ministry summoned Ukraine’s charge d’affaires, called for measures to ensure such incidents do not happen again and suggested that a repeat would prompt Belarus to consider whether Kiev’s diplomatic presence in Minsk was “appropriate”. President Alexander Lukashenko, speaking at a meeting in eastern Belarus, said air defense forces on Friday shot down several of “about a dozen” Ukrainian drones after they violated Belarusian airspace over the Mogilev region bordering Russia. Lukashenko,
