In particular, unmanned aerial vehicles fly along the border. They sometimes happen to fly into the Belarusian territory. The border service personnel use firearms and shoot down the drones. Damage to the border infrastructure is another way to stage provocations.
And why did Aleksandr Lukashenko call a government conference with representatives of defense, security, and law enforcement agencies behind closed doors? All of that and many other things are in the regular episode of BelTA's special project President's Week.
Participants of the session discussed matters concerning the situation evolving at the external border of the Union State of Belarus and Russia. A complex of measures was worked out to adjust the border security system taking into account existing challenges and threats to border security.
“One can say this story is unbelievable. I once again beg your pardon for talking unofficially and wanting to tell you about this exceptional and unbelievable gift not as the president but as an ordinary person,” he said.