On December 1, Yuriy Ignat, the spokesman of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, revealed this in an interview with journalist Dmytro Gordon.
According to him, about thirty or forty russian aircraft have been concentrated at airbases in Belarus.
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"From Belarus, fighter jets rarely take off, but they still do. In russia, there is practically a military airfield in almost every city, and in Crimea, there are about five airfields," said the spokesman of the Air Force.
Ignat also listed the main combat aircraft in the arsenal of the russian Ministry of Defense:
- Tu-22 M3;
- Tu-95;
- Tu-160;
- Su-24;
- MiG-29;
- Su-30;
- Su-27;
- Su-34;
- Su-35;
- Su-25;
- helicopters Ka-52, Mi-24, Mi-28.
The Ministry of Defense in Britain has previously stated the real possibility that russia may take a greater risk by deploying the A-50 aircraft closer to the front line.
Defense Express reported earlier, that British Minister Said russia Has Less Tu-22M3 and Tu-95MS Strategic Bombers Than Exists "On Paper".
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