Belarus repairs and modifies Russian Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters: CNS provided evidence

Belarus repairs and modifies Russian Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters: CNS provided evidence Vladislav Kravtsov

Belarus repairs and modifies Russian Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters/Collage 24 Channel

The military-industrial complex of Belarus continues to work for the defense needs of Russia. Belarusian specialists are engaged in the overhaul and modification of Russian Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters.

All this work is carried out by the 558th Aviation Repair Plant in Baranovichi. The Center for National Resistance learned about this thanks to information from the Belarusian underground.

Belarus is engaged in the repair of Russian helicopters

The central nervous system said that thanks to cooperation with local underground sources, it was possible to successfully gain access to the mail of one of the engineers of the Belarusian military-industrial complex. Evidence was found in the engineer's mailbox that the 558th Aviation Repair Plant was engaged in overhauling and modifying the Russian occupiers' Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters.

Also a plant in Baranovichi is collaborating with Russia in the development of the LMS-192 light multi-role aircraft. Moreover, Belarus wants to increase its share in this project to 50% of the total funding.

It is interesting that representatives of the Russian defense industry are complaining about the inability to purchase machines made in Great Britain due to sanctions. As an alternative, the Russians offered to purchase machines produced by the Taiwanese company E-tech Machinery, noted the CNS. were caused by a shortage of equipment.

Belarus helps Russia in repairing helicopters/Photo CNS

The center also emphasized that despite the direct participation in Russian aggression against Ukraine, key employees of the 558 ARZ use their Belarusian citizenship to travel freely throughout Europe.

“We have evidence that the chief designer of the 558 ARZ, Igor Antsiferov in 2023, he traveled to Germany with his wife and daughter to celebrate the New Year in the city of Görlitz in Saxony,” added the CNS.

In addition, the entire Antsiferov family has dual citizenship, which also became known to the Center of National Resistance.

The family of the plant’s chief designer has dual citizenship and travels around Europe/Photo CNS

By the way, the 558th Aircraft Repair Plant was imposed sanctions by many countries, in particular all EU countries, the USA, Canada, the UK and some others. Sanctions against the plant were introduced in 2022, and in February 2024, the United States decided to expand its sanctions to the former director of the plant, Pavel Pinigin.