What happened. Russian aircraft attacked the territory of Belarus on Friday, March 11: Russian aircraft fired at the city of Kopani.
Source. This is reported by the Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Comment. “Today at 14.30, information was received from the State Border Service that Russian planes took off from Belarus, entered the territory of Ukraine, turned around over our settlements Gorodichi and Tumeni, after which they inflicted a fire defeat on the settlement of Kopani (Belarus),” the message says.
Details. Currently, the 9th Border Patrol Unit is observing this town being occupied by enemy troops. The Armed Forces of Ukraine state that these actions are meant to provoke the Armed Forces of Belarus to join Russia in its war effort against Ukraine.
Shortly before that, it became known that Russian aviation was preparing to strike at the territory of Belarus in order to blame the Armed Forces of Ukraine
"To disguise the crime, Russia intends to launch an attack from the airspace of Ukraine. The goal of the provocation is to push the current leadership of Belarus to war against Ukraine. Moscow is trying to bind you with blood. I guarantee that the Ukrainian army did not plan, does not plan and will not plan any aggressive actions against Belarus, "said Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov.