Russian Mi-24 attack helicopter crashes down in Belarus

22 June, 2023 A crashed Mi-24 helicopter of the Russian Air Force in Belarus. June 2023. Photo credits: motolko.help

A Mi-24 attack helicopter of the Russian Federation Aerospace Forces crashed in Belarus. Footage of the helicopter was shown by the Belarusian MOTOLKO edition. Mi-24 fell down in the Baranovichi district of Belarus at 1:30 p.m.

The Belarusian Ministry of Defense stated that crew members of the helicopter suffered bodily harm. There was allegedly no destruction or casualties on the ground. "Today, about 1:30 p.m. in the Baranovich district, a ??-24 attack helicopter made a hard landing.

Members of the helicopter crew suffered injuries, no destruction or injuries on the ground," the report said. In the photo, the Mi-24 helicopter has a specific Russian camouflage and distinctive sign -- Latin letter "Z."

It is also worth noting that Belarusian Mi-24 do not have inscriptions on the tail beam except for the warning "Dangerous." Instead, Russian helicopters usually have the number and inscription "Russian Air Force."

Mi-24 of the Russia and Belarus

There are about 1.5 thousand Russian military n Belarus. The creation of the necessary offensive group is not spotted there.

"Fortunately, their quantity at this time is small. That is, we do not record that Russia has enough forces on the territory of Belarus in order to re-invade the territory of Ukraine from this direction. <...> at the end of last year, the number of Russian troops on the territory of Belarus was about 10-11 thousand. At the moment, we are recording this number at the level of 1.5 thousand troops," said Andrii Demchenko, spokesman of the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service.

According to him, the number has recently increased insignificantly, by about 500 people.

As reported, as of June 7, 2023, there were about 1,000 Russian troops in Belarus.

Photo on the topic: Armed Forces of Russia

Recall that in March 2023, Putin said that Russia would deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

Moscow stated it would control it and make any decisions on its usage.