Belarusian Defence Ministry shows video of alleged A-50 AWACS after statements of its damage

The Belarusian Defence Ministry has published a video of an alleged A-50 aircraft in Machulishchy airbase moving along on the runway, following statements that it was damaged by Belarusian partisans on 26 February.

Source: Ministry of Defence of Belarus, citing the broadcast of Belarus-1 state TV channel

Details: The video shows an aircraft moving along the runway from several angles. The video was shot at night.

The Ministry of Defence only reported that it was an A-50 long-range radar detection and control aircraft at the airfield in Machulishchy.

Background: 

• On the morning of 26 February, the BYPOL initiative reported explosions at the Machulishchy airbase in Minsk Oblast, Belarus. There is information about a damaged Russian AWACS aircraft.
• Alexander Azarov, Head of the BYPOL initiative, said that Belarusian partisans were behind it. As he stated, the participants in the alleged sabotage in Machulishchy left Belarus and are now safe.
• Later, the media published satellite photos of the aircraft before and after the incident.
• The journalists, comparing satellite photos, concluded that dark spots appeared on the wings of the aircraft after the incident. At the same time, they could not confirm the damage to the plane, as the spots could be just a visual effect caused, for example, by snow on the surface of the aircraft.

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