Belarus summoned the Ukrainian ambassador to Minsk on Thursday to “protest against the launch of an ‘S-300’ missile from the territory of Ukraine in the direction of Belarus”, which the Belarusian Defense Ministry had earlier announced had “fired down”. in the Brest region (southwest).
“The Belarusian side demanded to immediately carry out a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the launch of this missile, punish those responsible and take comprehensive measures to prevent such incidents in the future, which could have catastrophic consequences,” the Belarusian said. . Diplomacy said in a statement.
Authorities have released images of fragments that fell in a field in the Brest region, near the town of Gorbakha, in the southwest of the country.
54 Russian missiles shot down in Ukraine
For its part, Ukraine denounced on Thursday morning the “massive” attacks by dozens of Russian missiles against the country’s energy infrastructure, which caused new massive power cuts on the eve of the New Year holidays.
In Ukraine, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny said 54 of the 69 Russian missiles launched at Ukraine were shot down on Thursday, “protecting key elements of our economic infrastructure,” Defense Minister Oleksiï said. Reznikov.
Source: BFM TV
