Russian Plane Destroyed Near Minsk Airfield: Belarus Opposition

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Russian Military Aircraft Blown Up Near Minsk: Belarusian Partisans
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The attack on the Russian surveillance plane comes amid increased cooperation between Minsk and Moscow.
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A Russian A-50 military surveillance aircraft has been damaged in a drone attack at an airfield near the Belarusian capital of Minsk, according to Belarus partisans and members of the exiled opposition.
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“Those were drones. The participants of the operation are Belarusian,” Alexandr Azarov, leader of Belarusian antigovernment organisation BYPOL, was quoted as saying on Sunday on the organisation’s Telegram messaging app and on the Poland-based Belsat news channel.
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“They are now safe, outside the country.”
Belsat is a Polish broadcaster focused on Belarusian news that Minsk has branded as extremist. BYPOL, which includes former law enforcement officers who support opposition politicians, has been branded a “terrorist” organisation.
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“Partisans … confirmed a successful special operation to blow up a rare Russian plane at the airfield in Machulishchy near Minsk,” tweeted Franak Viacorka, a close adviser of opposition figurehead Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. “This is the most successful diversion since the beginning of 2022,” he added.
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