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The cars flew over 2000 km and landed at the Magules Air Base. The helicopters w...

Military contract with the Russian Federation: Air Force Belarus received a party of Russian helicopters Mi-35M

The cars flew over 2000 km and landed at the Magules Air Base. The helicopters were run by Belarusian pilots who were trained in the Russian Federation. The first party of Russian helicopters Mi-35m arrived in Belarus, which came into service with military-air forces. Four helicopters landed at the Machulshchy Aerodrome, located in the Minsk region. On August 17, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported.

The machines were provided within the framework of the plan for the construction and development of the Armed Forces of Belarus and military-technical development with the Russian Federation. "The first batch of Mi-35M helicopters, which came into service to the Belarusian army, was landed at one of the airfields of the Air Forces and Air Defense troops," the statement reads.

It is noted that the flight route was more than two thousand kilometers, and the pilot of the Belarusian pilots, which were trained at a training center in the Russian Federation. Military observers noted that the contract for the supply to Belarus of different types of equipment was concluded in 2020. According to the contract, Russia will provide two battalions of BTR-82A sets and Mi-35M helicopters. Also, a significant number of aviation means of damage will also receive a contract of Belarus.

The Mi-35M multi-purpose shock helicopter is a modernized version of the Mi-24 and is intended for the destruction of armored vehicles, the enemy's living power, fire support for motorized and tank units, landing of landing, evacuation of the wounded. Among the improvements compared to the predecessor are the presence of night vision devices, thermal imaging system of observation IRTV-445MGH, satellite navigation system GPS115L Garmin and others.