{"id":180493,"date":"2026-03-22T14:03:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T11:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/180493\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T14:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T11:03:57","slug":"belarus-border-guards-find-crashed-drone-near-homiel","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/180493\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus’ border guards find crashed drone near Homiel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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March 22, <\/strong>Pozirk<\/strong>.<\/em> A Belarusian border patrol discovered the wreckage of an aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle near \u010caplin in the Homiel region on March 20, the Homiel district media outlet Majak<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drone model was not identified, yet the \u201cserial number is legible,\u201d it noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 520 drones were defused in Belarus last year, with one in three being combat drones, Deputy Interior Minister Mika\u0142aj Karpianko\u016d said earlier this week. The Homiel region, bordering Ukraine, has seen a particularly high number of operations, with 12 servicemen awarded military orders and medals for their work, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this month, police in southern Belarus blocked the M10 highway linking Homiel and Novozybkov in Russia after a drone fell to the ground in the Dobru\u0161 district, reports said. Residents said they heard explosions, likely caused by bomb technicians detonating the drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian troops regularly use aircraft and surface-to-air missile systems to destroy drones that enter the country\u2019s airspace, according to Andrej \u0141ukjanovi\u010d, commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, Belarusian authorities regularly tested the public warning system, particularly in the southern part of the country, which faces frequent incursions by Russian drones targeting Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Minsk supported the Kremlin by allowing Russian troops to attack Ukraine from Belarusian territory on multiple occasions and by supplying arms to Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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