Military activity on the territory of Belarus on July 22-28

Aviation activity, movements of the troops by rail and roads in Belarus.

On July 22-25, a Mi-24 helicopter of the Belarusian Air Force was flying to Babruisk airfield every day. The aircraft was on duty at the airfield in case of new arrivals of Russian Shahed-136/131 drones.

A Tu-134 passenger aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces arrived twice at Baranavichy airfield. A helicopter of the Belarusian Air Force also flew to the former Dretunskiy training ground.

Aviation activity

Aviation activity was recorded at Machulishchy, Lida, Baranavichy, Babruisk, Luninets, and Barautsy airfields. Flights of aircraft and helicopters of the Belarusian Air Force and Russian Aerospace Forces were recorded.

• On July 24, a Mi-8 helicopter of the Belarusian Air Force flew from Machulishchy airfield to the former Dretunskiy training ground (Vitsiebsk region).
• On July 25, 2 Su-25 attack aircraft flew from Barautsy airfield to Lida airfield. The aircraft had been at the Barautsy airfield since July 21.
• On July 25, two Mi-8 helicopters of the Belarusian Air Force flew from Machulishchy airfield to the border with Poland and Lithuania.
• The continued activity at Babruisk airfield can be noted separately. On July 22, a Mi-24 helicopter of the Belarusian Air Force flew from Machulishchy airfield to Babruisk airfield. The helicopter was in Babruisk from early morning until evening. In the same way a Mi-24 helicopter flew to Babruisk on July 23, 24 and 25.

• On July 22, a Tu-134 passenger aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces arrived at Baranavichy airfield from Moscow. The purpose of the arrival is unknown.
• On July 24, a Tu-134 passenger aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces arrived at Baranavichy airfield from Moscow. The purpose of the arrival is unknown.
• On July 26, an An-12 military transport aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces arrived at Minsk National Airport (probably to visit the Minsk Civil Aviation Plant No. 407).

Rail activity

• No rail activity was recorded.

Movements by road

• Single vehicles of the Russian Armed Forces were spotted in Mazyr district. The movements were related to the activities of the anti-aircraft missile divizion of the 1530th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces, deployed at Mazyr (Bokau) airfield.
• Large convoys (10+ pieces) and single vehicles of the Belarusian Armed Forces were spotted in Hrodna, Vaukavysk, and on М1, М9, R76 and other highways.

General conclusion on current situation

1) The Belarusian military continued to take preventive measures to counteract the flights of Russian drones of the Shahed-136/131 type. For example, a helicopter of the Belarusian Air Force was on duty at Babruisk airfield last week. This is due to the desire to reduce the flight time to the border with Ukraine to intercept the drones flying into Belarus.

However, since July 26, no helicopter of the Belarusian Air Force has been on duty in Babruisk. This may mean that the Belarusian military don’t see any threat of new flights of the Shahed-136/131 drones into Belarus  yet.