Machulishchy air base attack
On February 26, 2023, at the Machulishchy military airfield, around 12 kilometers from Minsk, a Russian A-50 early warning military aircraft was damaged as a result of explosions. BYPOL claimed responsibility for the drone attack. Alyaksandr Lukashenko acknowledged the attack only a week later, stating that the damage to the aircraft was minor. Later, he admitted that the A-50 still had to be sent to Russia for repairs.
| Machulishchy air base attack | |||||
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| Part of Russian Invasion of Ukraine | |||||
Aircraft A-50U (RF-50608) in the year 2011 | |||||
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| Belarusian opposition | Russia | ||||
| BYPOL | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||
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