Belarus reportedly deployed an aircraft to repel an attack by a Russian drone that entered its airspace.

“For the first time in Belarus, aircraft were used to shoot down a Shahed drone,” said the Belarusian Hajun Project, an open-source intelligence service that monitors the military activities of Russian and Belarusian troops in Belarus.

According to the source, the Iranian drone entered Belarus’ airspace in the Homiel (Gomel) region at around 3:30 a.m., prompting the deployment of a Belarusian Air Force fighter jet.

Less than half an hour later, at least two explosions were heard in the Yelsk district “and a bright flash was seen in the sky,” said the post on X, formerly Twitter.

“This is probably the first recorded case of a Belarusian Air Force fighter aircraft attempting to destroy a real military target in the sky,” the Hajun Project added.

Newsweek has asked the Belarusian Foreign Ministry and the Hajun Project for comment.

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