Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday that his army had shot down missiles fired from Ukraine at Belarus, amid speculation of Minsk's growing involvement in the conflict between kyiv and Moscow.
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We are provoked.
I have to tell you that about three days ago, maybe more, there was an attempt from Ukraine to hit military targets in Belarus.
Praise be to God, our Pantsir anti-aircraft systems intercepted all missiles fired by Ukrainian forces
,” he said, quoted by state news agency Belta.