MINSK, March 7 The KGB of Belarus announced its involvement in the preparation of sabotage in relation to the Russian A-50 aircraft at the airfield in Machulishchi not far from Minsk, agents of the Polish special services from among the so-called «fugitive Belarusians».
«Primary investigative actions allow us to conclude that agents of the Polish special services from among the so-called fugitive Belarusians, adherents of the violent overthrow of the constitutional order, active participants in the events of August 2020, were involved in the preparation of the act of terrorism,» the Belta agency quotes the words of Konstantin Bychka, deputy head of the investigative department of the KGB of the republic. .
Earlier on Tuesday, Lukashenka announced the arrest of a «terrorist of the Ukrainian special services and his accomplices» who were involved in an attempt to sabotage a Russian AWACS A-50 aircraft at an airfield near Minsk in late February. He said that a Russian recruited by Kiev, who lived in Crimea and also had a Ukrainian passport, was involved in the sabotage attempt. According to the president, the saboteur was trained by representatives of the SBU, the highest technologies were used. Lukashenka said that drones were used in the sabotage. The Belarusian president said that as a result, the A-50 aircraft was not seriously damaged, but Minsk asked the Russian Federation to replace the aircraft.
Earlier, the Belarusian opposition reported that the Russian AWACS aircraft A-50 was damaged during a drone attack on the airfield near Minsk, but later Belarusian television showed footage of the aircraft on the airfield and flying during combat duty. On the widespread video, the board has no visible damage.
An A-50 long-range radar detection and warning aircraft arrived in Belarus as part of the coordination of the regional grouping of troops of the Union State and participation in the joint Belarusian-Russian flight exercises held in Belarus from January 16 to February 1.
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