Second Russian MiG-31K aircraft arrives in Belarus

A Russian MiG-31K aircraft, capable of carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, flew to Belarus from Russia – the second one in the last two days.

Source: Belaruski Hajun, an independent Belarusian military monitoring media outlet

Quote: "According to our data, the second fighter MіG-31K of the Russian Air Force just landed at the Machulishchy airfield."

Details: Belaruski Hajun noted that there had been no MiG-31K aircraft from the Russian Air Force in Belarus for the past 1.5 years, beginning 6 April 2023.

MіG-31K fighters can launch hypersonic aeroballistic missiles Kh-47M2 Kinzhal from a distance of 2,000 km.

Background: On 9 October, a Russian MiG-31K fighter jet capable of carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles arrived in Belarus from Russia for the first time in a year and a half.

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