Paratroopers from Belarus and Russia landed on Friday at a training ground near the Belarusian city of Grodno, as part of an alarm exercise, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Defense informs.
The exercise is due to increased military activity near Belarus’s border, according to a statement.
Both Russian warplanes and Belarusian military helicopters are involved in the exercise.
The Ministry of Defense in Moscow states that they have sent paratroopers to the exercise.
– The paratroopers land on the training field «Goshki». Photo: Belarus’ Ministry of Defense
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The joint task force participating in the unannounced joint exercise will carry out combat training, the Belarusian Ministry of Defense states.
The training ground is located in the area where thousands of migrants are stranded, about 30 kilometers from the border with Poland, which in turn has 15,000 soldiers and police forces stationed at the border.
Russia has made strategic bombers available, too regularly patrolling the airspace. The airstrikes will take care of the union state of Russia and Belarus’ military security, Russia’s defense ministry said on Thursday.
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