Russian pilots talk about launching airstrikes on Ukraine from Belarusian airspace: Report

Belarusian media has published transcripts of intercepted conversations between Russian military pilots and dispatchers on June 25 when Moscow launched missiles from Belarus’ air. Ukrayinska Pravda cited transcripts published by Belarusian journalist Anton Motolko which revealed Russian pilots discussing how y are launching missiles from ir planes on Ukraine as war between Moscow and Kyiv continues for over four months. 

ditionally, y also discuss coordinating missile launches and ir course within Belarusian air first in direction of Ukrainian border, and n back to ir bases at airfields in Russia, as per report.

While Belarus has publicly denied backing Russian army in attacking Ukraine, intercepted conversations are those of pilots who flew Russian planes from airfields in Seshcha, which is an air base near Dubrovka, Bryansk Oblast, Russia and Shaykovka, ar air base in Kaluga Oblast, Russia.

According to transcripts,   Russians used Tu-22M3 bombers that took off from base in Shaykovka in Kaluga region, and Su-34 and Su-35 fighters that took off from Seshcha airfield in Bryansk region. Both planes launched X-32 and X-59MK missiles at territory of Lviv, Zhytomyr, Kyiv and Chernihiv oblasts, as per report.

On June 25, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy h also said that three oblasts of his war-ravd nation h come under Russia’s attack. He h also said that Russian President Vlimir Putin’s forces h fired at least 45 missiles at several cities. In ar major escalation of ongoing war, Russia struck a residential building on June 26 which was near a kindergarten in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district killing six people. 

'We will find you': Zelenskyy warns Russian pilots

Zelenskyy h even warned Russian pilots after Moscow’s forces shelled Kyiv and said, “we will find you”. In daily nightly dress on Sunday, Zelenskyy said “All pilots, dispatchers must understand that we will find you” while ding that “Judgement awaits you all”. Ukrainian President termed shelling of residential buildings in Kyiv act of war crime. 

It is to mention that as many as four explosions devasted war-torn nation’s capital city, which was also first such attack in weeks. ditionally, he also called for more powerful weapons to be delivered to Ukraine to deter Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine which has continued unabated since February 24. 

After weekend which witnessed heightened attacks from Russia across Ukraine, Zelenskyy said in his nighttime dress, that he called for “powerful” air defence while decrying Moscow’s attacks in Kyiv, Mykolaiv region, Chernihiv region, Odesa, Cherkasy. He ted that mortar shelling “did t stop in Kharkiv region.

Im: AP