He called the incident “a Ukrainian provocation” and said that “the General Staff of Belarus has been ordered to take measures to ensure the security of our state”. After his briefing, Belarusian defense minister Viktor Khrenin told journalists that Lukashenko ordered to strengthen military presence in the Gomel and Mozyr directions “in order to respond to possible provocations”, according to the statement by the Defense Ministry. On the Ukrainian side, the area borders Kyiv, Zhytomyr and Chernihiv oblasts.“Military units of special operations forces, ground forces, missile forces, including the Polonez rocket systems and Iskander (mid-range ballistic missile) complexes, were tasked with marching to designated areas.” Khrenin said. “The forces and assets of air defense systems, radio-technical forces and aviation were also increased,” he added.The drones were reportedly detected over the Kastsyukovichy District in the west of Belarus, at least 85 kilometers north of the Ukrainian border.