The journalist identified herself as an employee of the airfield in Machulishchi and asked to clarify the time of repair of the A-50 aircraft that had arrived from Belarus.
After the drone attack at the Belarusian airfield in Machulishchi, the Russian AWACS (long-range radar tracking) A-50U aircraft was sent to an aircraft repair plant in Taganrog.
This information was confirmed to Zerkalo journalists directly at the enterprise.
The telephone call was answered at the reception of the Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex named after G. M. Beriev, which includes the 325th Aviation Repair Plant, which is engaged in the restoration of such aircraft.
The journalist identified herself as an employee of the airfield in Machulishchi and asked to clarify the time of repair of the A-50 aircraft that had arrived from Belarus.
The receptionist noted that the plane with tail number 43 had indeed arrived the day before and advised me to contact the Guarantee and Service Directorate about this.
Additional information about the time that the repair of the aircraft will last was not available at the reception, assuring that all the details can be provided only in the department that deals with warranty and service maintenance.
The telephones given to the journalists at the reception were not answered.
On Thursday, March 2, Belarusian propagandists claimed that the AWACS A-50U aircraft, which was attacked by drones at the airfield in Machulishchi, began to perform tasks on combat duty. However, the monitoring group “Belarusian Gayun” claims that this aircraft actually took off from the airfield, but did not return. According to observers, it flew to the 325th aircraft repair plant in Taganrog, Russia, and left Belarusian airspace about 40 minutes later. after takeoff.
Recall that as a result of the drone strike, the Russian AWACS A-50U aircraft received critical damage to the front and central parts, in particular, its avionics and radar antenna of the Shmel radar complex were damaged. “Belarusian partisans” took responsibility for the attack. Lukashenka's security forces allegedly found a bag with drone control panels near the scene of the incident.
