Group says it used drones to hit early warning aircraft at Machulishchy airfield 12km from Minsk
Belarusian anti-war partisans claim to have severely damaged a Russian military aircraft in what an opposition leader has called the “most successful diversion” since the beginning of the war.
“One of the nine Awacs of the Russian aerospace forces worth $330m ,” the group said. “These were drones. The participants of the operation are Belarusians. ‘Victory’ and are now safely outside the country. Everyone has escaped.”According to some reports, the aircraft was hit by munitions dropped by two drones. A second munition reportedly hit close to the cockpit.
“This is the most successful diversion since the beginning of 2022,” wrote Franak Viačorka, an adviser to the Belarusian opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsihanouskaya. “Two Belarusians conducted the operation. They used drones for this operation and have already left the country and are in safety now.” The Beriev A50 represents old technology, built around the air frame of an Ilyushin transport plane. While first coming into service in the mid-1980s, it is also still a key military technology.
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