Belarus accuses Polish helicopter of airspace violation

Belarus accuses Polish helicopter of airspace violation

Published September 02,2023


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Belarus has accused its neighbour Poland of trespassing into its airspace with a army helicopter.

The Mi-24 plane flew throughout the border and into the Berestovitsky district on Friday earlier than returning to Poland a short while later, the Belarusian state company BELTA reported, citing the border power of the authoritarian nation.

Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński instructed Polsat News: “We will analyse the situation, but one must treat such statements by the Belarusian services with great caution.”

At the start of August NATO member Poland had reported an airspace violation by a Belarusian helicopter. At that point, Poland knowledgeable NATO and determined to ship extra troops to the border. Minsk rejected the cost from Warsaw.

Relations between the 2 international locations have been notably tense for the reason that starting of Russia‘s all-out conflict towards Ukraine, by which Belarus helps Moscow. Poland is now notably involved concerning the stationing of Russian Wagner mercenaries in Belarus.

Source: www.anews.com.tr