879 of the invading stuff animals parachuted into Belarus, defying restricted airspace.
President Alexander Lukashenko responded by firing two of his top defense officials.
Lukashenko is known to much of Europe as "The Last Dictator", and the 'air raid' was carried out to show support for human right's activists in Belarus, as well as to embarrass the military.
All of the bears carried signs urging the President to show greater respect for civil and human rights.
The stunt cost the plotters nearly $200,000, but they consider it well worth it.
Their aircraft took off from southern Lithuania, and flew at a height of 150 feet to avoid detection.
Earlier in the year, Belarus formed a joint air defense agreement with Russia.
Some now worry that Russia will use the event as an excuse to put a Russian general in charge of Belarus's defenses.
The President has now made standing orders that any unauthorized aircraft should be automatically shot down.
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