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Belarus and Russia are conducting practical work on the creation of unmanned aerial systems. This was stated in an interview with RIA Novosti by Aleksei Polishchuk, Director of the Second CIS Department of Russia’s Foreign Ministry.
“Of course, practical work is being carried out in such promising areas as the creation of unmanned aerial systems,” he said.
Polishchuk recalled the visit to Belarus by Russian presidential aide Maksim Oreshkin, which took place in March 2025.
“The visit to Belarus in March 2025 by Russian presidential aide M.S. Oreshkin was widely covered in Russian and Belarusian media, during which the issue of cooperation in this area was discussed in a substantive manner,” he said.
Earlier, in early March 2025, it was reported that Russia had proposed building a drone manufacturing plant in Belarus. The proposal was announced during a visit by Alyaksandr Lukashenka to an exhibition of newly developed Russian unmanned aerial vehicles, which was also attended by Oreshkin. He stated that Russia was ready to establish production in Belarus of all key components for unmanned aerial systems.