Belarus first used aviation to shoot down 'shahids' - Hayun.
For the first Time in Belarus, aviation was used to destroy a Russian drone kamikaze that again flew into their territory. This was reported by the monitoring project 'Belarusian Hayun'.
According to analysts, during the night of August 29, during Russia's attack on Ukraine, one of the militants flew into the territory of Belarus in the Elsk district.
According to monitoring, Belarus military fighters pursued the drone for about 20 minutes and around 03:55 in the Elsk district of the Gomel region, local residents heard at least two explosions and saw a bright flash in the sky.
Thus, this is likely the first time that Belarus fighter made an attempt to destroy a real military target in the air - a Russian kamikaze drone of the 'Shahed' type - states 'Belarusian Hayun'.
It is worth noting that Iranian-Russian drones have already flown into Belarus territory during attacks.
Recall, on the night of August 29, in the occupied territory of Western Ukraine, a new attack with missiles and drones took place. The Ukrainian air defense shot down two guided missiles Kh-59/69 and 60 military UAVs 'Shahed-131/136'. This was reported by the commander of the Air Force Mykola Olechuk.
Russia staged an attack by launching three guided missiles Kh-59/69 and two missiles of unspecified type from the airspace of Kursk and Belgorod regions. In addition, 74 'Shahed' drones were launched from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Kursk, and Yeysk bases.
Earlier it was reported that during the attack in the Holosiivsky district of Kyiv, fragments of UAV fell on residential buildings. The fragments damaged windows and doors in an apartment on the sixth floor. In the Dniprovsky district, drone fragments fell on a playground between buildings. According to the head of the Kyiv city military administration Serhiy Popko, the fragments did not cause any damage or injuries, there was no fire.
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