An Ilyushin-76 A50U aircraft and MiG-31K aircraft were spotted in the “sky of Belarus” during Friday’s airstrikes in Ukraine, the Ukrainian military said, CNN reports, News.ro reports

MiG31 interceptor armed with the Kinzhal missile.Photo: DreamsTime / Vasyl Kuzmichonak

Earlier this week, Belarus announced military exercises across the country, and Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Monday.

The MiG-31K aircraft is capable of carrying the Kinzhal missile. The missile is hypersonic, so it is difficult to intercept. However, it is not clear from the statement of the Ukrainian General Staff whether Kinjal missiles were launched during the attacks, CNN notes.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine emphasized that the attacks were generally “unique”, given that the missiles were launched not only from the Caspian and Black Seas, but “also from the Saratov region, in the Engels area, where the Tu-95MS strategic bomber base is located.”

Last week, there was an explosion at the Engels airbase in the Russian Federation. The Russians blamed the Ukrainians for the attack, but Ukraine never admitted that it had carried out the attack.

From the Black Sea, the missiles were launched from the Admiral Makarov frigate, which was once damaged by a Ukrainian drone attack and which, after being sunk, remained the pride of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea. flagship Moscow, spring.

The statement of the Ukrainian army says that 27 S-300 missiles were used in Friday’s shelling.

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