Russia flies 11 helicopters, 9 fighter jets out of Belarus

The return of Russian Aerospace Force’s warplanes and helicopters from Belarus is being observed.

That’s according to the Belaruski Hajun war monitor, Ukrinform reports.

“Around 13:30, nine Su-34 and Su-30SM fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Force took off from the Baranovichi airfield. The fighters proceeded through Mogilev region and crossed the border between Belarus and the Russian Federation. It should be noted that most of them had been in Belarus for 202 days (since January 15, 2023),” the report says.

Later, around 14:00, a Russian Mi-24 took off from Machulishchi, which, according to the monitors’ data, was the last remaining Russian helicopter based in Machulishchi.

As of today 11 Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces flew from the Machulishchi airfield to the Russian Federation.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Ukraine issued an official warning stating that the water area in Russia’s six Black Sea ports is a “war risk zone.” These are the ports of Anapa, Novorossiysk, Gelendzhyk, Tuapse, Sochi, and Taman.

A reminder, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry earlier stated that, from 00:00 midnight (Kyiv time), July 21, 2023, all vessels in the Black Sea waters, heading to the ports of the Russian Federation or to the temporarily occupied ports of Ukraine, may be considered as vessels carrying a military cargo.