Posted on 02/27/2023 5:46:31 AM PST by dennisw
Belarus partisans said they blew up a Russian A-50 surveillance military aircraft The two Belarusians who carried out operation had used drones, it was claimed
Belarusian partisans and members of the country's exiled opposition said they damaged Vladimir Putin's A-50U surveillance military aircraft in a secret mission.
Two participants had used drones and had already left the country, claimed Franak Viacorka, a close adviser of opposition figurehead Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
Front and central parts of the AWACS Beriev A-50U aircraft as well as the radar antenna were damaged from two explosions at the Machulishchy air base near Minsk, Belarusian anti-government organisation BYPOL claimed.
'Partisans... confirmed a successful special operation to blow up a rare Russian plane at the airfield in Machulishchy near Minsk,' tweeted Viacorka. 'This is the most successful diversion since the beginning of 2022.'
The Beriev A-50, which has the Nato reporting name of Mainstay, has airborne command and control capabilities and can track up to 60 targets at a time.
The distinctive plane carries a fibreglass dome more than 33ft in diameter, housing rotating antenna of the Shmel radar complex. Its long-range radar detection system has been used to pinpoint bombing targets inside Ukraine.
'I am proud of all Belarusians who continue to resist the Russian hybrid occupation of Belarus & fight for the freedom of Ukraine,' Tsikhanouskaya wrote on Twitter.
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Why is this good for the American taxpayers?
An ‘AWACS’ sort of craft. A valuable asset.
It’s the Zeeper Daily Mail!
lol
NICE!!!!
There needs to be a LOT more attacks within Russia!
I would love to see drones start attacking Russian oil sites
“Why is this good for the American taxpayers?”
As if you give a flying frunk about US taxpayers.
You really want a full nuclear exchange, don’t you, troll?
Again, Why is this good for the American taxpayer?
“Why is this good for the American taxpayers?”
Your phrasing gives the impression you’re not an American.
In any case it’s an irrelevant question. If Belarussians want to attack the Russians then that’s their business.
anything that weakens an enemy of America is good for America
it’s really not complicated, Comrade
Fake news, it was cia
Russia is supposed to have 9 of these in service, 2 are on order for India
Destroying or severely damaging one would be a major coup
Why is it BAD?
I thought you said Putin banned gays from his military. Wha happen?
#GeneralMatovnikov
#DanceFever
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