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On the morning of 16 October, a Russian “Banderol” munition again entered Belarusian airspace. It crossed the border from Ukraine and flew through the Homiel Region, Flagshtok reports.
According to the Ukrainian monitoring channel eRadar, the munition crossed the Belarusian border at around 09:05 during a large-scale Russian air attack on Ukraine. It flew through Brahin and further into Belarus. According to the channel’s moderator, the device entered the country via Chornobyl.
The munition remained in Homiel Region airspace for around five minutes. At 09:10, it returned to Ukrainian airspace and headed towards Chernihiv. It was no longer detected in the area of Slavutych.
The “Banderol” is a compact loitering munition combining characteristics of a cruise missile and a jet-powered kamikaze drone. It is used to strike infrastructure.
The outlet notes that the previous similar incident was recorded in August.