Belarus on high alert after ‘four aircraft shot down” over Russia –Lukashenko

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko inadvertently confirmed on Monday that four military aircraft had been shot down over Russia last week near the borders of Ukraine and Belarus, saying Minsk had responded by putting its armed forces on high alert.

The incident came as Ukraine prepares for a counter-offensive against Russia’s invading forces.

The respected Russian news outlet Kommersant reported on Saturday tha