Seven Russian large military cargo aircraft touchdown in Gomel within a week - media

On Saturday, April 1, 2023, the Gomel Flagshtok publication reported this, emphasizing that these are aircraft of particularly large carrying capacity.

In addition, on March 31, residents of Gomel recorded the flight of a military Mi-8 helicopter overhead.

On March 30, the Belarusian Hajun monitoring project reported that from March 25 to 30, 2023, four heavy transport aircraft An-124 Ruslan of the Russian Aerospace Forces arrived at Gomel Airport.

“And on March 30, a convoy of military equipment consisting of five truck tractors (presumably KamAZ) without registration plates, which could carry four missiles for S-300/400 air defense systems, was spotted in the Gomel district. According to eyewitnesses, the convoy was moving as part of the Belarusian traffic police in the direction of the Zyabrovka airfield,” Hajun noted.

According to the project, “the Russian military and S-300/400 air defense systems are located at the Zyabrovka airfield (on the outskirts of Gomel - ed.).”

The transportation of missiles for S-300/400 air defense systems in the Gomel district has been recorded before.