We suspect that these are attack drones. Having violated airspace of #Belarus, they were flying from #Ukraine. We destroyed targets over territory of Belarus. The rest were transferred (Belarus has unified air defense with #Russia) to Russian Federation. Any provocations will not go unanswered - Lukashenko in statement.

Military units of special operations forces, ground forces, missile forces, including the rocket systems and Iskander complexes, have received tasks to carry out deployment to designated areas - Belarusian Defense Minister Khrenin.

The Arabs are with Israel. We're paying the price for your normalization, you scoundrels, you insidious Arabs. Just so you know, you filthy Arab states, we have never seen nor will we ever see filthier than these Arabic governments - Palestinian after latest Israeli bombing slaughters 100s of innocents who were praying.

U.S., #Israel, the #UK, #France and several Arab countries are also finalizing their preparations to defend Israel from these potential attacks if diplomacy fails. General assessment is that Hezbollah is likely to attack first, possibly this weekend - pictured article speculates.

If Ukrainian embassy (in Belarus) cannot influence prevention of Kiev's provocations, question of advisability of its presence in Minsk will be raised - Belarusian Foreign Ministry as it lodges protest with top Ukrainian diplomat in country and threatens to review diplomatic relations

Wreckage of Ukrainian drones shot down in Belarus contained components manufactured in #NATO countries; the drones could have been assembled with the participation of alliance's engineers - Belarusian media.

Ukraine’s invasion of Russian territory caught Moscow by surprise. It also caught Western supporters - even those in Washington - by surprise. When it began on Tuesday, it looked like another display of noisy military bluster. By Thursday, it was clear that Kiev was striking back.

Obviously, what is happening will cause some Western leaders to feel queasy, since NATO equipment is now being used on Russian territory - and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are crossing another threshold.

If the Ukrainian authorities had asked for permission from their Western partners in advance, they would not have received it, so they just went ahead - The Sunday Times alleges.