Latvia’s AN-2 violated Belarusian airspace

Belarusian border guards registered a violation of Belarus’ air border from the Latvian territory yesterday – as informed by the State Border Committee’s Telegram channel

Video: State Border Committee of Belarus

The AN-2 light aircraft flew 300m deep into the Belarusian territory and, after flying around the Urbana border checkpoint, returned to Latvia.

According to the State Border Committee, that was not the first case of violation of Belarus’ airspace. On December 4^th, 2021, a Ukrainian helicopter flew into the territory of Belarus near the Novaya Rudnya checkpoint and, on January 24^th, 2022, a Ukrainian remotely piloted aircraft violated the state border near the village of Khmelishche in the Malorita District.