Russian troops will be relocated to Belarus by rail. In total, about 300 soldiers and 70 pieces of combat and special equipment will take part in the exercise.
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According to the original plan, a joint exercise was to take place in Belarus with the participation of the Belarusian, Russian and Serbian armed forces. Since 2015, these maneuvers have been taking place alternately in the territory of one of the participating countries. Last year they took place in Serbia, in 2018 in Russia.
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Protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko took place in a number of Belarusian cities on Sunday. It is said that 100,000 people gathered at the “March of Heroes” in Minsk, just like the previous Sunday. In a number of places in the metropolis, police cordons reinforced by units of the Ministry of the Interior blocked the crowd. Police arrested 250 people.
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Protesters headed to the center of Minsk from various districts. Police and police cars blocked their path in some places. Independence Square, where protesters traditionally gather, has been cut off by barriers set in adjacent streets. The Tut.by server also writes about military equipment and barbed wire cars.
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Hundreds of women also demonstrated
According to the TASS agency, the police started arresting on Sunday before the protests began. The Tut.by server also informed about demonstrations in other Belarusian cities, including Gomel, Vitebsk, Lida, Brest and Babrujsk.
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Hundreds of women demonstrated in Minsk on Saturday. Police hit hard and detained at least 46 protesters. The videos showed how masked members of the security forces brutally dragged women into police cars.
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Some of them carried banners reading “Where is our Masha?” Or “Give us back our Masha!”, Demanding the release of the leader of the Belarusian opposition, Maryja Kalesnikav.
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