Belarus shot down a drone and accused Ukraine of provocation, but the drone turned out to be Russian

On January 24, a drone was shot down near the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. The Belarusian authorities insisted that it was a Ukrainian drone, but in fact it turned out to be Russian. Writes about it Ukrainian Truth.

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Investigative journalists noted that the image released by the Belarusian state media clearly shows the design of the Russian-made Orlan unmanned aerial vehicle.

These drones are in service with the armed forces of Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, but they are not in Ukraine.

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The Belarusian military insisted that they had shot down a Ukrainian Spectator M1 UAV. However, in the published image, the wings of the downed drone do not show the aerodynamic winglet limbs that the Spectator M1 has but the Orlans do not. In addition, as journalists insist, the shape of the head of the hull is very similar to the Orlan, and not to the Spectator.

Ambassador of Ukraine to Belarus Igor Kizim confirmed to journalists that it was an Orlan shot down by the Belarusian military, which is not in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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On February 3, Belarus stated that on January 24 a “spy drone” crossed the border between Ukraine and Belarus, which was shot down by the Belarusians. Ukrainian officials deny that it was a Ukrainian drone.

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