Incident With Fallen Ukrainian Missile in Belarus Similar to Such Case in Poland - Minsk

The military commissar of the Brest region of Belarus, Oleg Konovalov, said on Thursday that the incident with the fallen Ukrainian missile in Belarus is similar to the case in Poland.

"Today, at around 10:00 a.m. (local time, 07:00 GMT), the fall of an anti-aircraft guided missile of the S-300 complex of the Ukrainian armed forces was allegedly recorded on the territory of the Ivanovo district. The situation is similar to the one that happened recently with the fall of the same missile on the territory of Poland," the military commissar said in a statement on the Brest Regional Executive Committee's Telegram.

Konovalov stressed that the residents of the region should not worry, but unfortunately such incidents happen.

A Ukrainian missile launched with an S-300 system fell on Belarusian territory Thursday morning, the BelTA news agency said.

The incident occurred between 10:00 and 11:00. President Alexander Lukashenko was promptly briefed on what happened.

According to the agency, the investigators are pursuing two lines of inquiry: it was a stray missile like the one involved in a similar incident in Poland recently or the missile was shot down by the country’s air defenses.

The Belarusian Defense Ministry has told TASS it would refrain from comment for the time being. Specialists from the Investigative Committee, the Interior Ministry and the Defense Ministry are examining the scene. There have been no immediate reports of casualties.

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