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Ukrainian missile drops in Belarus, army looking into it

29 December 2022 15:42 (UTC +04:00)

A missile shot by a Ukrainian S-300 missile system fell down in Belarus' territory between 10:00 and 11:00 today, APA reports citing BelTA .

The head of state was immediately informed about the incident. Upon his instructions a team of employees of the Investigative Committee and the Defense Ministry is busy looking into causes of the fall.

According to the available information, two main scenarios are under consideration: the missile flew into Belarus' territory similarly to a recent incident in Poland when the missile did not fly in the right direction or this missile was shot down by Belarus' air defenses.

Specialists of the Investigative Committee, the Internal Affairs Ministry, and the Defense Ministry are working at the scene. No information about casualties is yet available.