Ministry of Defence of Belarus - shelling of Belarusian village did not happen
OLENA ROSHCHINA — FRIDAY, 11 MARCH 2022, 17:50
The Ministry of Defence of Belarus has denied reports about a shelling of the Belarusian village of Kopani. The Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the provocation.
Source: Ministry of Defence of Belarus, Belarusian "Belta" with the reference to the official representative of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus Inna Gorbacheva, Euroradio
Gorbacheva's quote: "The Ministry of Defence unambiguously states that the information about the missile strike on the Belarusian village is outright delusional."
Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus quote: "The military department states that the information spread about the shelling of the territory of the Republic of Belarus is another provocation and an attempt to destabilise the Belarusian society.
As of 6:30 p.m., despite statements by the Ukrainian officials and a number of Telegram channels, neither airspace surveillance and reconnaissance nor Ministry of Emergency units performing tasks in these areas confirm such information. "
Details: The Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine previously stated that in the afternoon of 11 March, Russian planes entered Ukraine, turned over the Ukrainian settlements of Horodyshche and Tumen, and then fired on Kopani (Belarus).
The Hajun_BY channel notes that there is no Dubrovytsia airfield in Belarus, from which Russian planes allegedly took off. There is a village with such a name in the Gomel region. In the suburbs there is an airport with a similar name.
Contradictory information came to the media from local residents.
According to Zerkalo.io, residents of the village of Kopani did not confirm information about the explosions. "Nothing happened to us. Everything is fine, quiet, and calm. Nothing exploded, nothing fell. And there are no planes," said one of the residents.
However, another Kopani resident speaking to Euroradio likened it to "an earthquake": the window frames shook and it was scary.
