Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of bombing Belarusian settlements from Kyiv's airspace on Friday afternoon.
Ukraine's general staff said that border guards had received information that Russian aircraft had taken off from an airfield in Belarus, crossed into Ukrainian air space and then fired at the southern village of Kopani.
The BBC has not been able to independently verify that an attack has been prepared or has taken place.
In a message posted to Facebook Ukraine's defence minister Oleksiy Reznikov warned Belarusian citizens that Russian forces were preparing the assault.
"According to their criminal intentions, Russian aviation is preparing to hit a series of settlements on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, situated close to the Ukraine-Belarus border. Specifically, they plan to hit Kopani," Reznikov said.
"The purpose of the provocation is to force the current leadership of Belarus into war against Ukraine. Moscow is trying to bind you with blood," he added.
"I guarantee that the Ukrainian army has not planned, does not plan and will not plan any aggressive actions against Belarus."
It comes as Ukraine's Deputy Interior Minister Yevheniy Yenin said the Belarusian government has "been doing everything possible to avoid joining this war".
Source: The Guardian
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