Two Russian MiG-31K fighter jets that arrived in Belarus on 9 and 10 October have most likely returned to the territory of the Russian Federation. Source: Belaruski Hajun, an independent Belarusian military monitoring media outlet Details: Analysts from Belaruski Hajun noted that at 15:10 on 10 October,

The close encounter comes after a series of Russian incursions into the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone just beyond U.S. sovereign airspace.

Two Russian MiG-31K jets were transferred to Belarus this week, potentially signaling Russia’s efforts to protect its warplanes amid increasing Ukrainian strikes on Russian air bases. The jets had not been seen in Belarus since April 2023.

The MiG-31K jets might have returned from Belarus to Russia. The Russian planes did not stay in Belarus for two days. Two Russian MiG-31K fighter jets arrived at the Machulishchi airfield on October 9 and 10.