“A note of protest was handed over in connection with the increasing violations by the Ukrainian side of the State Border of the Republic of Belarus in the airspace,” the republic’s defense ministry said in a statement.
It is noted that the reason was the violation of the state border of Belarus by Ukrainian pilots on December 4.
Earlier, Belarusian border guards reported that a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter violated the state border with Belarus during an exercise near the Novaya Rudnya checkpoint.
The State Border Service of Ukraine denied this information.