{"id":186105,"date":"2026-05-04T11:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/186105\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T11:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:41:19","slug":"belarus-air-defenses-down-drones-that-threaten-critical-facilities-commander-says","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/186105\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 air defenses down drones that threaten critical facilities, commander says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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May<\/strong> 4, <\/strong>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>Andrej \u0141ukjanovi\u010d, Belarus\u2019 air\/air defense commander, told STV<\/em> on May 3 that that his forces respond to drone incursions from Russia and Ukraine almost daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf an aerial target poses a threat to our critically important facilities, that target is destroyed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141ukjanovi\u010d stopped short of blaming Russia or Ukraine for the incursions. Instead, he talked about \u201cthe complicated military and political situation.\u201d \u201cThis is connected, in the first place, with the unprecedented militarization of our neighbors, the European continent, the continuation of military conflicts that we are observing and NATO\u2019s expansion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should be noted that NATO has not expanded since March 2024, when it admitted Sweden in response to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. In April 2023, NATO admitted Finland for the same reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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