Belarusian air defense downs Russian Shahed drone
Belarusian air defense shot down a Russian Shahed drone that entered the country's airspace in the overnight attack on Ukraine, Belarusian Hajun monitoring group wrote on Jan. 28.
Observers reported that the Russian strike drone was shot down over the Mozyr district at 12:55 a.m. local time, with an explosion heard in the area at the same time.
Ukraine’s electronic warfare capabilities may have played a role in the incident.
November 2024 report by the French newspaper Le Monde indicted that Ukrainian forces are potentially using their advanced electronic warfare systems to intercept and redirect Russian Shahed drones. By manipulating their coordinates, Ukraine could be sending these drones back into Russian or Belarusian territory, therefore turning the tables on Russian aggression.
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