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UAV event in Belarus on Thu 8th January 2026

8th January 2026

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" Belaruski Gayun " has received additional confirmation that a "shahed" exploded near Gomel on the night of January 8.

It could have been shot down by Russian air defense forces . Based on our data, the explosion occurred at 02:02 on January 8, 2025, near the Zyabrovka airfield. The explosion was accompanied by a short flash in the sky. At the moment, it is most likely that exactly at 02:02 on January 8, 2025, the "shahed", which flew in from the Bryansk region (Russia) and headed for the Krugovets-Kalinino agricultural complex, then actually went in the direction of Gomel, where it was shot down - presumably by a unit of the 1530th anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Russian Armed Forces , which is stationed at the Zyabrovka airfield.

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