Flight tactical exercises of the Union State ended in Belarus

In Belarus, the tactical flight exercises of the Union State ended, reported in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic.

“The joint tactical flight exercise of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation has been completed … The aviation component of the regional grouping of troops (forces) has completed a wide range of practical tasks,” they said.

The exercises started on January 16, their goal was to increase interoperability in the joint performance of combat training tasks. During the exercises, the parties were supposed to work out conducting aerial reconnaissance, joint patrolling of the airspace along the border, air support for groupings of troops, landing tactical airborne troops, as well as the delivery of cargo and the evacuation of the wounded. The exercise was exclusively defensive in nature and was aimed at ensuring the security of the Union State, the Belarusian Defense Ministry noted.

On January 31, it became known that Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the government’s proposal to establish joint training centers with Belarus for the military of the two countries. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko approved the draft of this agreement at the end of October 2022.

Before that, on October 10, Lukashenko announced the increased threats that come from Western countries against Belarus. In particular, he claimed that Kyiv was working on opening a second front on the border with the republic. In this regard, Russia and Belarus agreed to deploy a joint regional group of troops. Lukashenka instructed to deploy a small part of the Russian military in the territory of the republic. After that, combat coordination of formations and units of the regional grouping of troops began on the territory of the republic.