{"id":131203,"date":"2025-03-23T16:56:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T13:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/131203\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"interior-ministrys-official-admits-frequent-drone-incursions-into-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/131203\/","title":{"rendered":"Official admits frequent drone incursions into Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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March 23, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Combat drones are spotted in Belarus “very often” as they cross from the Ukrainian territories, Deputy Interior Minister Mika\u0142aj Karpianko\u016d has said in a video posted on the internal troops’ YouTube channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drone incursions into Belarus have been regularly reported since mid-2024 as Russians attack Ukraine yet officials do not usually comment on the incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey [drones] fall just between the buildings, they fall on the roads with 50-60 meters [of distance] to the houses. . . But, you know, they do not explode,\u201d Karpianko\u016d said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome drones are shot down, and some drones fly in, and we then disarm them,\u201d Karpianko\u016d said. “Well, this is war. . .  [drone incursions] happen almost every week.\u201d Not a single house has been destroyed only due to some luck and heroism of the bomb squads, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official de facto admitted that the Belarusian defense systems cannot cope with this type of drones but did not specify from where they are launched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last September, Belarusian air defenses downed several drones over Homiel. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka admitted drone incursions and claimed that Belarusian air defenses shoot down UAVs regardless of their Russian or Ukrainian origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later, authorities refused to introduce additional security measures in Homiel region\u2019s Chojniki district, whose residents signed a petition to express concern about their children\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In late February, a Russian drone reportedly hit a high-voltage power line and caused a large-scale heat outage in the Homiel region\u2019s Mazyr. The incident was the first confirmed case of damage to the Belarusian energy system by drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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