{"id":113223,"date":"2024-11-11T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/113223\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"officials-refuse-to-step-up-civilian-defenses-amid-concern-about-russian-drones","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/113223\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials refuse to step up civilian defenses amid concern about Russian drones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hojniki_a-taurus_by.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hojniki_a-taurus_by.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hojniki_a-taurus_by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hojniki_a-taurus_by-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hojniki_a-taurus_by-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hojniki_a-taurus_by-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(a-taurus.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 11, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Homiel Regional Executive Committee dismissed concerns of Chojniki district\u2019s residents over Russian military drone incursions, according to a document posted on petitions.by in response to their request submitted on October 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The regional government will not introduce any additional security measures at local educational facilities, said Rus\u0142an Smirno\u016d, chief of the regional education department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drone incursions into Belarus have been regularly reported over the past four months as Russians attack Ukraine. Yesterday, the defense monitoring group Bie\u0142aruski Hajun reported at least 10 drone incursions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In early September, Belarusian air defenses downed several drones over Homiel. Later, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka admitted drone incursions and claimed that Belarusian air defenses shoot down UAVs regardless of their Russian or Ukrainian origin.<\/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\/11\/photo_2024-11-10_10-31-31-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/photo_2024-11-10_10-31-31-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/photo_2024-11-10_10-31-31-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/photo_2024-11-10_10-31-31-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/photo_2024-11-10_10-31-31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/photo_2024-11-10_10-31-31.jpg 1200w\" 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\">At least 10 Russian drones spotted over Belarus \u2013 reports<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">November 10, Pozirk. Ten out of 145 military drones that Russia used to attack Ukraine last night, left Ukrainian airspace for Belarus, Moldova and Russia, the Ukrainian Air Force reported. The defense monitoring group Bie\u0142aruski Hajun reported at least 10 &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/113182\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 11, Pozirk. The Homiel Regional Executive Committee dismissed concerns of Chojniki district\u2019s residents over Russian military drone incursions, according to a document posted on petitions.by in response to their request submitted on October 20. The regional government will not introduce any additional security measures at local educational facilities, said Rus\u0142an Smirno\u016d, chief of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":110268,"template":"","rubric":[30],"class_list":["post-113223","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>Officials refuse to step up civilian defenses amid concern about Russian drones | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 11, Pozirk. 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