Poland’s Chargé d’Affaires in Minsk, Martin Wojciechowski, was summoned to the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he protested against the Polish plane for violating the state border. Press service of the Belarusian foreign ministry.
“During the meeting, a strong protest was made to the Polish diplomat in connection with another violation of the state border of the Republic of Belarus by an aircraft belonging to the Republic of Poland on November 2, 2023,” the ministry said in a statement. .
The Belarusian side also demanded a thorough investigation of the incident and effective measures to prevent similar incidents in the future. Moreover, the representative of Poland firmly pointed out that the negligent attitude towards flights in the border area is fundamentally unacceptable.
It was previously reported that a Polish military helicopter was shot down twice on September 28. violated Belarusian airspace.
According to information from the Belarusian Ministry of Defense, the plane flew 1.5 kilometers into the territory of the republic and then again 300 meters. The approach was recorded by radar detection equipment of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces. In turn, it was Minsk that sent the on-duty aircraft into the sky.
Previously Lukashenko statedHe said Lithuania and Poland were “shooting themselves in the foot” by playing “dirty tricks” against Belarus.