Russian MiG interceptor jet takes off in Belarus
A Russian MiG-31K interceptor jet that can carry Kinzhal hypersonic missiles took off in Belarus approximately at 10:20 on 26 January 2023. In addition, an AWACS [airborne warning and control system – ed.] aircraft and a support fighter jet took off as well.
Source: Belaruski Hajun, an independent Belarusian military monitoring media outlet, on Telegram
Details: In particular, a support fighter took off in Baranavichy, Belarus, at 09:50, and then at 10:05, the A-50U AWACS aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces took off from Machulishchy airfield, Belarus.
At 10:20, the MiG-31K of the Russian Aerospace Forces took off from Machulishchy as well.
Background: When MiG interceptor jets take off in Belarus, air-raid sirens are activated in Ukraine, seeing as Russia launched missiles from the air space of Belarus multiple times before.
At the moment, an air-raid siren has been sounding in Ukraine for three hours because of a Russian large-scale missile attack with the use of strategic bombers presumably from Murmansk Oblast of Russia.
Previously:
- On the morning of 26 January, air-raid sirens sounded all over Ukraine. Natalia Humeniuk, spokesperson for the Operational Command Pivden (South), reported that another Russian large-scale missile attack is possible.
- Power engineers have implemented emergency power shutdowns in Kyiv city and the oblasts of Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk because of the Russian missile attack threat.
- The Air Force of Ukraine reported that the occupiers had launched over 30 missiles on Ukraine. Explosions rocked Kyiv city and Vinnytsia Oblast.
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