Russia has supplied the Republic of Belarus with Iskander operational-tactical missile complexes, S-400 air defense systems and about 1 million projectiles of various calibers, Belarusian President Oleksandr Lukashenko said on Monday during a meeting with the government regarding the purchase of weapons. according to EFE.

At the same time, Ukrainian press agencies report that the leader of Minsk summoned the heads of paramilitary institutions in connection with Sunday’s incident at the military airport near the Belarusian capital, as a result of which a Russian A-50 reconnaissance plane was killed. damaged, which was apparently used by Russia in the war in Ukraine. Officially, Minsk did not react to the attack, which was announced by Lukashenka’s opponents.

“To equip the Belarusian part of the regional grouping of troops (Belarusian and Russian), Moscow provided us with Iskander operational-tactical complexes and a sufficient reserve of missiles,” Lukashenko said, citing the official Belta news agency. Agerpres.

The Belarusian leader, a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin in his campaign against Ukraine, added that Russia had also delivered “S-400 long-range air defense systems”.

“Our soldiers got what they wanted. This is a terrible weapon,” he said.

In addition, Belarus acquired a battery of Tor anti-aircraft missile systems, anti-tank guided missiles, mortars, rocket launcher systems and more than 830,000 ammunition of various calibers, Lukashenko listed.

The Belarusian president announced that Russia will also supply Minsk with “Su-30M aircraft, Mi-35M helicopters, armored personnel carriers, as well as other types of weapons, missiles and ammunition.”

Belarus claims that it produces enough weapons

According to him, the Belarusian army is receiving military equipment “necessary for an adequate response to current challenges and threats.”

“I want to emphasize that, despite unprecedented sanctions, we produce enough weapons and military equipment to meet the needs of the Belarusian army,” he said.

These statements were made a day after it became known about the damage to a Russian reconnaissance aircraft at the Matsyulishchi airfield near Minsk. The Belarusian opposition in exile blamed the Belarusian “partisans” for this incident.

As “Ukrainian Pravda” reports, on Monday Lukashenko summoned the heads of the country’s military departments to check this incident.

“We have quite a number of people in shape. All armed. These are people trained to defend their Motherland. We must take advantage of this,” said Lukashenko, addressing the heads of law enforcement agencies, asking them to strengthen “discipline” and monitor “fulfilment of all duties.”

A Russian plane damaged in the center of Belarus

As reported by the UNIAN agency, a Russian A-50 reconnaissance aircraft equipped with a radar capable of detecting long-range targets was damaged as a result of drone explosions.

This is a very complex and expensive aircraft, of which there are only 9 copies in Russia. Its cost is estimated at about 330 million dollars, which is comparable to the cost of a warship. The Kremlin on Monday refused to comment on the loss of such an expensive and rare aircraft.

According to Ukrainian military expert Roman Svitan, damage to the A-50 aircraft could have disrupted Monday’s massive missile attack on Ukraine. This aircraft was used by the Russian military as a “distant eye” to guide bombers and guide them to targets.