Russian drones fly into Belarus four days in a row
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For the fourth consecutive night, Russian drones have flown en masse into Belarus during attacks on Ukraine, prompting Belarus to launch its aviation in response to the perceived threat, citing Belarusian monitoring group Belaruski Hajun.
On the night of November 13, at least 12 Russian drones were detected crossing from Ukraine into Belarus. The first drone entered Belarusian airspace around 10:09 PM Kyiv time near the town of Bragin. It moved back into Ukraine’s Chernihiv region before re-entering Belarus through a so-called corridor, ultimately flying toward Ukraine’s Kyiv region.
In the early morning hours, another drone was detected near Rechytsa, flying in the direction of Svetlogorsk/Babruysk. This Shahed drone was reported to be 70 kilometers from the Belarusian border. It then looped around and exited towards the Kyiv Reservoir, covering a total of around 200 kilometers over Belarusian territory.
According to Belaruski Hajun, at least two of these drones were downed within Belarus.
The monitoring group emphasized that this is the fourth night in a row that Russian drones have entered Belarus en masse. For the first time during these incursions, Belarus has scrambled its air force in response.
Russian attack on November 13
On the night of November 13, Russian forces launched 90 drones and six missiles at Ukraine, including two S-300 missiles, two Kh-101 cruise missiles fired by Tu-95MS bombers from the Caspian Sea region, and two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles.
Ukraine’s air defense forces intercepted four missiles and 37 drones. An additional 47 drones were lost from radar. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, two drones exited Ukrainian airspace, flying toward Belarus and Russia.
This marked Russia’s first combined drone and missile strike on Kyiv in more than 70 days. No direct hits were reported in the Ukrainian capital.
