{"id":102883,"date":"2024-08-31T18:51:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T15:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/102883\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"russian-drone-attacks-ukraine-enters-belarus-afu","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/102883\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian drone attacks Ukraine, enters Belarus \u2013 AFU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/shahed_militarny_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/shahed_militarny_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/shahed_militarny_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/shahed_militarny_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/shahed_militarny_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/shahed_militarny_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n        Illustration photo        <span>(mil.in.ua)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 31, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> One of the combat drones that had attacked Ukraine on the night of August 30\u201331 entered Belarusian airspace, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the night, Russia pounded Ukraine with 52 Iranian-made Shahed drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukrainian air defenses downed 24 of them. Twenty-five drones were lost, two flew toward Russia and one flew to Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In August, monitors reported several Russian drone incursions into the country. According to opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja, at least nine Russian Shaheds violated Belarusian airspace in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minsk has not protested the incursions to Moscow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the contrary, on August 10, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka accused Ukraine of violating his country&#8217;s airspace and deployed troops to the southern border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bpla-bespilotnik-shahed-1128-global.espreso.tv_-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bpla-bespilotnik-shahed-1128-global.espreso.tv_-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bpla-bespilotnik-shahed-1128-global.espreso.tv_-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bpla-bespilotnik-shahed-1128-global.espreso.tv_-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bpla-bespilotnik-shahed-1128-global.espreso.tv_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bpla-bespilotnik-shahed-1128-global.espreso.tv_.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Ukrainian Air Force records more Shahed incursions into Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 26, Pozirk. Last night, Ukrainian air defenses downed 99 Russia&#039;s Shahed attack drones, while the two others crossed into Belarus, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk has said on Telegram. A similar incident occurred on July 16, when two &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/102153\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 31, Pozirk. One of the combat drones that had attacked Ukraine on the night of August 30\u201331 entered Belarusian airspace, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) reported. Over the night, Russia pounded Ukraine with 52 Iranian-made Shahed drones. Ukrainian air defenses downed 24 of them. Twenty-five drones were lost, two flew toward Russia and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":95831,"template":"","rubric":[30],"class_list":["post-102883","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Russian drone attacks Ukraine, enters Belarus \u2013 AFU | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 31, Pozirk. 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