Shahed-136 kamikaze drone shot down for the first time in Belarus: what are the consequences

Last night in Belarus, the Belarusian Air Force did something that neither the Romanian nor Polish air forces have done before... They shot down a Shahed-136 kamikaze drone.

That is, Russian drones, Iranian-made, which regularly flew into the airspace of Belarus, were shot down by the Belarusian Air Force for the first time.

Several conclusions can be drawn from this case.

The first is that if the transit overflight of the territory of Belarus was agreed upon, the downing of the kamikaze drone could have been caused by the fact that the object itself lost control and, after agreement with the "curators," a mutual decision was made to destroy the potentially dangerous uncontrolled object.

Secondly, the leadership of the Republic of Belarus was not informed that a Shahed-136 kamikaze drone would be flying over the airspace that night and took an unauthorized step to neutralize the object.

People who are well versed in terminology will note that "several" means more than two, i.e. "pairs," and I gave two specific examples of a possible situation. In other words, was there perhaps some other factor? Yes, but who knows.

I wonder if Minsk will call the Russian ambassador "on the carpet" in connection with the incident. More likely than not, but Belarusian pilots have proven to be much more productive than their NATO colleagues, who are either hampered by weather conditions or cockpit cramping that prevents them from shooting down kamikaze drones.