The exercises of the aviation units of the Armed Forces of Russia and Belarus will be held from January 16 to February 1

Russia and Belarus will conduct a joint tactical flight exercise by aviation units from January 16 to February 1, 2023, reported in the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic.

“From January 16 to February 1, 2023, a joint tactical flight exercise will be held with the aviation units of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation, which are part of the aviation component of the RGV(s),” the report says.

The Ministry of Defense clarified that the aviation component of the Military Space Forces of the Russian Armed Forces (AF) arrived in Belarus today. All airfields and training grounds of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus will be involved in the exercise, the ministry added.

The fact that Russia and Belarus are planning to conduct tactical flight exercises, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Defense informed January 5, 2023 As noted in the ministry, their goal is to “increase the level of combat training of aviation units.”

On October 10, 2022, President of Belarus Alexander 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. On October 31, the Belarusian leader signed a decree on the establishment of joint combat training centers with Russia for the military of the two countries.

On December 19, 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian military, which is part of a joint regional group, will conduct tactical battalion exercises. Now the Russian military at the training grounds of Belarus continue intensive combat training, they added.