Russia takes MiG-31K with “Daggers” from Belarus
It was the MiG-31K that caused regular morning air raids throughout Ukraine, although in fact these machines showed extremely low flight hours
Rashists took away from Belarus their carriers of the so-called hypersonic missiles X-47 “Dagger” MiG-31K, which were based in three units near Minsk at the Machulishchi air base.
The departure of all three machines was reported by the Belaruski Gayun community, noting that these were aircraft with registration numbers RF-95194, RF-92215, and RF-92445. They had been based in Belarus since December 13, 2022, or 113 days. The Belarusians also noted that during this time, these machines made 39 flights with the following distribution:
- December (since December 13, 2022): 8
- January: 11
- February: 9
- March: 10
- April (until 06.04.2023): 1
Attention should be drawn to the statistics of the three MiG-31s from December to April. Despite the availability of three aircraft, the number of sorties per month averaged only 10, meaning that one aircraft took off only once every ten days. And this is taking into account the fire on one MiG-31 at the end of December last year.
At the same time, the main question remains whether the Rashikov MiG-31Ks from Belarus, which regularly caused air alerts throughout Ukraine, have finally left. And it is worth recalling that MiG-31Ks were based near Minsk from October 16 for 46 days, that is, until early December. And the actual break in the deployment of X-47 Kinzhal carriers in Belarus lasted about two weeks.
In addition, two unidentified fighter jets were also seen flying towards Russia from another air base in Baranovichi. However, this does not mean that Russia has completely withdrawn its aircraft from Belarus. In particular, at least 7 Su-34 frontline bombers were spotted at the airfield in Baranavichy in January.
