The opening ceremony of the exercises took place at the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
In addition to the Belarusian and Russian military, fighters of the Armed Forces of Armenia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia will take part in them.
“Swipe [учений], the composition of the participating states, the number of personnel and equipment testify to the growing importance of joint training of our armed forces, “said Russian Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov.
The exercises will be held at 10 training grounds in Russia, five training grounds in Belarus, as well as in the Baltic Sea. Due to the close proximity to the borders, Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania.
The active phase of the exercise will take place from September 10th to 16th. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, up to 200 thousand personnel, about 80 aircraft and helicopters, up to 760 units of military equipment, including 290 tanks, 240 guns, multiple launch rocket systems and mortars, as well as up to 15 ships will participate in them. …
The return of personnel and equipment to the places of deployment is planned until mid-October.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted that a joint strategic exercise (SSU) of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus takes place every two years.
Russia and Belarus have agreed on conducting military exercises West 2021 at the beginning of the year. On July 21, Belarus began to arrive first echelons with Russian servicemen and equipment to prepare for exercises.
The exercises will work out scenario of “unleashing aggression against the Union State”.
Alexander Lukashenko, who is in power in Belarus, mentioned that following the results of the exercise he will decide what weapons to buy from Russia.
Last September passed tactical exercises “Slavic Brotherhood 2020”, in which the Russian and Belarusian military took part. In total, up to 1,500 servicemen and over 150 units of aviation, combat and special equipment were involved.
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