Putin's £274m spy plane destroyed by drones at Russian air base in Belarus
Several huge explosions were earlier reported at the Machulishchy military base.security forces reportedly found a bag with drone control equipment near the base.
The sabotage attack is said to be the work of Belarus "partisans" who oppose dictator Aleksander Lukashenko's decision to let Putin use the country as a staging post for war.Mr Azarov declined to confirm how many drones were used, but mocked Russian forces' lax security today."There were enough options, but they saw that this plane was almost not guarded.
"Previously, soldiers guarded all airfields, even dug trenches. Now they walk peacefully: they think they have all been suppressed." He added: “The participants of the operation were Belorussians, taking part in the ‘Peramoga’ [Belarus for Victory) plan.“[The security services] may keep looking for them but they will have the same luck as searching for wind in a field.”“We saw five military vehicles with machine guns. They are stopping all cars and minibuses there, checking bags and car boots.”There have been several reported sabotage attacks in Belarus since last year's invasion, many targeting railway supply routes.
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