to those on the ground. 11 July 2017: A Bangladesh Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130 crashed at Lohagara in Bangladesh’s southeastern Chittagong District. Both pilots were unharmed. 27 December 2017: Two Bangladesh Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130s crashed at Maheshkhali Island in Cox's Bazar due to a mid-air collision. The official report states that the accident happened during the breaking of formation at a training exercise. All four pilots were rescued alive. 19 May 2021: A Belarusian Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130 crashed in Baranavichy, causing minor damage to one house in the city. Two pilots ejected but died. 18 February 2022: Anti-Junta People's Defence Forces (PDFs) in Myanmar claimed they had damaged two Yak-130s at an air force base in Hmawbi. 29 June 2022: A Myanmar air force Yak-130 is believed to have been damaged following a bird strike. Variants Yakovlev Yak-130D Yak-130 prototype. Yakovlev Yak-130 Basic dual-seat advanced trainer. Yakovlev Yak-131 Light attack aircraft, designed as a replacement for the Sukhoi Su-25. This version will have cockpit and engine armour, a GSh-30-1 autocannon, and either the Phazotron Kopyo radar with mechanical or electronic beam scanning, or the Tikhomirov NIIP Osa passive phased array radar Yakovlev Yak-133 Light Strike Aircraft for LUS. The project was canceled in the early 1990s. Yakovlev Yak-133IB Fighter-bomber. Yakovlev Yak-133PP Electronic countermeasure platform. Yakovlev Yak-133R Tactical reconnaissance variant. Yakovlev Yak-135 Four-seat VIP transport. Operators Algerian Air Force – 16 aircraft in service. Bangladesh Air Force – 13 aircraft in service. Among them 3 aircraft crashed. Belarusian Air Force – 12 aircraft in service. In June 2019, a contract was signed with Irkut Corporation to retrofit the Yak-130 aircraft for the installation of the Belarusian-made Talisman airborne defensive suite. Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force – 10 aircraft on order, 4 in service. Myanmar Air Force – 18 aircraft in service. First contract was signed in 2015, first 3 aircraft of the contract were delivered in March 2017. Another 3 aircraft under the first contract were delivered in November 2017, increasing the total number of aircraft in service to 6. In February 2018, it was announced Myanmar will receive another batch of 6 aircraft under the second contract signed in December 2016, the aircraft were delivered in late 2018 and commissioned in December 2019. 6 aircraft commissioned in December 2021. Russian Air Force – Russia has a total requirement for about 200 aircraft. In 2009-2018, total 109 aircraft