MINSK, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Belarus summoned Lithuania's Charge d'Affaires Erikas Vilkanecas to the Foreign Ministry on Thursday after a Ukrainian military drone launched from Lithuanian territory violated Belarusian airspace.
During a meeting with Vilkanecas, Belarusian officials condemned repeated border violations, saying a "Chaika" drone, initially targeting Russian sites, was detected in the country's north near Stanislavtsy in the Vitebsk region on Sunday, Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ruslan Varankov said.
Despite its origin in Lithuania, no preventive measures or advance notifications were taken, in contrast to Belarus' own practices, said Varankov, noting such actions pose a direct security risk to the country and violate international legal norms.
According to Varankov, Minsk demanded that Lithuania conduct an official investigation into the incident and take measures to prevent future violations of Belarusian airspace and border security. ■