Machulishchy air base attack

When

26 Feb 2023

Kind

Event

Coordinates

53.78° N, 27.58° E

Description

Belarusian opposition partisans launched a drone attack on Russian aircraft at the Machulishchy air base.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Machulishchy air base attack.

2023 opposition attack in Belarus

The Machulishchy air base attack occurred on February 26, 2023, at the Machulishchy military airfield, around 12 km (7.5 mi) from Minsk, a Russian A-50 early warning military aircraft was damaged as a result of explosions. BYPOL claimed responsibility for the drone attack. Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko acknowledged the attack only a week later, stating that the damage to the aircraft was minor.

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