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The president of Belarus said on Saturday that the army had shot down missiles fired at the country's territory from Ukraine, Agence France-Presse reported, citing growing speculation about Minsk's intervention in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

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"We were provoked," Lukashenko was quoted as saying by the state news agency Belta.

"I have to tell you that three days ago, maybe more, they tried to hit military sites in Belarus from Ukraine. Thanks to God, our Panzer anti-aircraft systems intercepted all the missiles fired by Ukrainian forces.

At the beginning of the Russian invasion against Ukraine, which began on February 24, part of the Russian forces invaded from the territory of Belarus, BNR notes.

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