Russian aircraft launch air strike on Belarus from Ukrainian airspace

Russian aircraft launched an air strike on the village of Kopani in Belarus from the Ukrainian airspace.

The Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

“Today at 14:30, the State Border Service received information that Russian aircraft took off from Dubrovytsia airfield (Belarus), entered the territory of Ukraine, turned over our populated areas of Horodychi and Tumen, and then launched an air strike on the populated area of Kopani (Belarus)," the report says.

"Currently, the 9th Border Detachment is watching the occupation of this settlement by the enemy! This is a provocation! The goal is to involve the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus in the war with Ukraine!" the Ukrainian military emphasized.