The authors of the “Belarusian Hajun project” Twitter profile compare the mentioned plane in pictures before and after the attack, trying to determine the extent of the damage.
“The A-50 aircraft has significant changes in the color of its wings and antenna. A comparison of satellite images from February 19 and 28 clearly shows that the Russian A-50U has changed color. The plane looks like it was polished before repainting,” writes “Belarusian Hajun project”, “we cannot make clear statements at the moment, but it may also be related to the burning of the fuselage or the body of the plane. Significant color changes can also be seen on the wings and the Shmel radar body.”
“At the same time, if you compare the Il-76 of the Belarusian Air Force, which, by the way, is standing in the same place where it was before the attack, no color change is visible,” the authors of the “Belarusian Hajun project” state.
As you know, two explosions took place at the Machulischu military airfield in Belarus, 12 kilometers from the capital Minsk, over the weekend, and the Russian military radar A-50 aircraft, as well as snow removal equipment, were damaged in them, the opposition movement BYPOL, formed by former employees of security structures, reported on Sunday.
The “knockout” of the aircraft is a big loss for the Russian army, because the price of one such aircraft is 330 million US dollars. It is an early warning radar aircraft that was deployed at the military airfield near Minsk. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have admitted that every time this plane was recorded taking off, the country was actually hit by Russian missile fire each time, as this plane helped correct the missile attacks.
