On the night of August 11, telegram channels and media reported on the “explosions” in the area of the Zyabrovka airfield, which is located near the Belarusian city of Gomel.
It was noted that the airfield is under the control of Russian troops. Allegedly starting from 00:30 there were at least eight “flashes”
On Thursday morning, the Ministry of Defense of Belarus denied information about explosions at a military airfield near Gomel. The military department specified that there was an engine fire in one of the units of equipment, there were no injured.
“In connection with the appeals received by the Ministry of Defense about the outbreaks on the area of the Zyabrovka area of the Gomel region, we inform that on August 10, at about 23:00 during the control run, one of the units of the equipment after the engine replacement took place. The personnel were accepted in a timely manner There are no affairs measures. There are no victims, ”the Ministry of Defense press service notes.