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Friday, June 22, 2012

Belarusian military aircraft flights resumed

Su-25SM FrogfootMilitary aircraft flights that were suspended following the June 12 crash of a Su-25 ground attack plane in the Hrodna region were resumed on Thursday.

However, only the aircraft that will be involved in the July 3 Independence Day parade in Minsk are now allowed to fly, whereas the other aircraft still remain grounded, Colonel Uladzimir Makaraw, spokesman for the defense ministry’s Main Ideology Directorate, told BelaPAN.

The Independence Day parade is expected to feature Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters of the 50th Composed Air Base in Machulischy near Minsk and the 181st Combat Helicopter Base in Pruzhany, Brest region; three Mi-2 helicopters of the Voluntary Society for Cooperation with the Army, Aviation and Fleet; Su-27 and MiG-29 fighters of the 61st Fighter Base in Baranavichy, Brest region; and Su-25 ground attack aircraft of the 206th Attack Air Base in Lida, Hrodna region.

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