Lukashenko Denies Belarus Involvement in Polish, Lithuanian Airspace violations
MINSK – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has asserted thatโ Minsk bears no obligation for Russian drones that enteredโข the airspace of Poland and Lithuania, according to the Belarusian State Agency BelTA.
Lukashenko stated, “Everything that flies into Poland, โขLithuania today, โweโฃ have nothing to do with it. And if we how they howls, however, however,โข however, after each rallies to us drones from Ukraine, Russia, through Poland there, Lithuania …we never reacted on the corresponding lines.”
The โฃstatementโค comes following recent incidents last week where Russian Shahed-type drones massively โขentered Polish airspace, with some being shot down. A Russian UAV also flew for nearly an hour in Romanian airspace under fighter supervision.โค
These events occurred during the joint russian-Belarusian military exercises “West 2025,” where Belarusian officials claim they notified neighboring countries โin advance about the โapproach of Russian drones.โ Polandโ has confirmed receiving this โnotification. โค
Belarus โฃalso referenced priorโฃ incidents involving drones entering the airspace ofโข Moldova, Romania, โPoland, Lithuania, Latvia, and estonia, suggesting a Ukrainian โขorigin for some. โขLukashenko’s claim โcontrastsโ with reports of โขUkrainian โฃcountermeasures against Shahed drones occasionally causing them to deviate course and enter Belarusian airspace.He โคdid not provide specific instances of Ukrainianโ drones โflying throughโฃ Poland orโ Lithuania as he referenced.