Ukrainian armed forces: Russian air force planes seen in Belarusian skies during missile attacks

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

An Ilyushin-76 A50U and MiG-31K aircrafts were seen in the “sky of Belarus” during the air attacks on Friday in Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have said.

The MiG-31K is capable for carrying a “Kinzal” missile. The missile is hypersonic and therefore difficult to intercept. However, the statement is unclear if the “Kinzal” was used in the attacks.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces suggested that the attacks in general were “peculiar” given that the missiles were not only fired from Caspian Sea, but “also from the Saratov region, in the Engels area, where strategic bombers-missile carriers Tu-95MS are based”.

The statement continued and claimed that missiles were also launched from the Black Sea from the “Admiral Marakov” frigate of the Russian navy.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-12-16-22/h_7b47e2d75f4480612b5a70c8c157caaa

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Putin to meet with Lukashenko in Minsk

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Minsk on Monday and meet with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the Kremlin said Friday.

“At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Vladimir Putin will visit Belarus on December 19 on a working visit,” the statement published on the Kremlin’s website said.
Putin and Lukashenko are planning to discuss “key issues of further development of Russian-Belarusian relations of strategic partnership and alliance with an emphasis on integration cooperation within the framework of the Union State, as well as current topics on the international and regional agenda,” according to the statement.

The two leaders will focus on strategic issues, especially in the economic sphere, Belarusian state news agency Belta reported earlier on Monday.

[FredGarvin]

1. Nothing new

Same old same old.

Russia has been using Belarussian skies for missile attacks since the war started.

[blue-wave]

2. Ukrainians have every legal right

Per international law, to shoot down those planes. I’ve personally run out of any patience with the Russians genocide of Ukraine. F”@k the kremlin and their Belarusian lackey.