Russia transfers 11 helicopters closer to Belarusian-Ukrainian border - Hajun

The Belarusian Hajun monitoring group reported this. 

“From the very morning of January 19, an increase in air activity was observed in Belarus, primarily it concerned the helicopters of the Air Force of the Republic of Belarus and the Air Force of the Russian Federation, which took off from the Machulishchy airfield. As a result, they flew to the airfields in the Brest region: Baranovichi, Vosaŭcy and Luninets,” Hajun wrote. 

2 Belarusian Mi-8 helicopters and 1 Russian helicopter were transferred to the Baranovichi airfield, and 4 Belarusian Mi-24 helicopters - to the Vosaŭcy airfield.

11 Russian helicopters appeared at the Luninets airfield, which is located 50 km from the Belarusian-Ukrainian border.

• Ukrainian journalist and military expert Serhiy Zgurets wrote in detail about the joint exercises of the Russian and Belarusian military in an article dated January 9.

• On January 14, it was reported that two more echelons with Russian soldiers and equipment had arrived in Belarus.