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Belarusian pro-Ukrainian activists calling themselves "partisans" have published footage taken by an unknown drone on the territory of the Machulishchi military airfield in Belarus, near Minsk. He was flying towards the Russian A-50U long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS), which was parked in the parking lot.
In the video, you can see how the drone approaches the aircraft, sits on its "dish", which is a radar antenna, and soon flies away. Earlier, a shortened version of this "film" was shown, which demonstrated the moment of the approach of the drone that allegedly destroyed the reconnaissance aircraft.
Commenting on the full video, the author of an article in the British newspaper Daily Mail called the intruder drone "bought in a store," which may not be far from the truth. And although the footage clearly showed the drone flying away without harming the Russian plane, the article claims that the A-50 was still blown up, but somewhat later. As a result, damage was allegedly caused to the central and front parts of the fuselage, as well as to the antenna. At the same time, the British author finds it difficult to say whether the same drone participated in the attack, or whether it was carried out by other drones.
Actually, such an absurd statement did not even have to be refuted, since the "blown up" A-50 was seen performing an important mission yesterday. He accompanied the Belarusian "board No. 1", on which the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko returned to his homeland after visiting China.
