Explosions were reportedly heard at the Machulishchy airbase in Minsk Oblast, Belarus in February 2023, damaging a Russian A-50 AWACS aircraft.
Date note: The exact occurrence day is unknown. February 28, 2023 is an assigned date representing the last day of the reported month.
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Explosions were heard at the Machulishchy airbase in Minsk Oblast, Belarus in February 2023, damaging a Russian A-50 AWACS aircraft
Belarusian partisans were behind the sabotage at Machulishchy airbase, and participants left Belarus and are now safe
Earlier, a similar aircraft was attacked by Belarusian guerillas at the Machulyshchi airbase (February 2023).
BYPOL claimed to have conducted an attack on a Russian military aircraft at Machulishchy airfield using drones.
In February 2023, a Russian A-50 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by a drone at the Machulishchy air base in the Minsk Region of Belarus, where it was used by Russia.
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