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Photo: Russian army (gazeta.ru)
About 300 Russian military personnel and about 70 units of military and special equipment will go to Belarus. They must participate in the Slavic Brotherhood-2020 military exercises, in which Belarus also participates.
This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.
The joint tactical exercises of the Belarusian and Russian Military Slavic Brotherhood will take place from September 14 to 25 at the Brestsky training ground in Belarus.
“In total, about 300 Russian military personnel and about 70 units of military and special equipment will be involved in the exercises. During the maneuvers, the paratroopers of the two countries will work in interaction and coordination in the performance of tactical tasks. The Russian army will be handed over. to the site of the rail maneuvers, “says the message. …
These exercises are carried out annually in the territories of the participating countries. In 2019, the maneuvers took place in Serbia. In 2020, Serbia abandoned the exercises due to an ultimatum from the EU.
We will recall, earlier, the president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, declared that Russia prepared the security forces that will be sent to Belarus to resolve the conflict. The Kremlin later said that this reserve consists of units that could prevent “extremist actions” in Belarus.