Russian Su-25SM attack aircraft arrived in Belarus for exercises

Russian Su-25SM attack aircraft arrived in Belarus for exercises

Su-25SM attack aircraft of the Eastern Military District were relocated to the military airfields of Belarus as part of an inspection of the reaction forces of the Union State. This was announced on Saturday, February 5, by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

It is noted that the pilots covered a distance of more than 7 thousand km. The crews flew from the airfield in the Primorsky Territory to the Brest Region.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian crews will study the routes of the upcoming flights, work out interaction with the flight control group and begin to perform tasks as intended.

Earlier, on February 3, it was reported that the division of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system arrived at the training ground in the Brest region of Belarus.

The day before, the troops of the Eastern Military District and the armed forces of Belarus began combat coordination at the Belarusian training grounds as part of the first stage of testing the response forces of the Union State.

It was noted that in the course of combat coordination, defensive techniques are practiced, as well as methods of combating illegal armed groups.

The first stage of testing the response forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus will last until February 9.

The second stage will take place from 10 to 20 February. The forces of Belarus and Russia will hold joint exercises “Allied Resolve – 2022”, within which they will work out tactics for suppressing and repelling external aggression, as well as countering terrorism.

Earlier, on January 27, Major General Viktor Gulevich, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (AF) of Belarus, spoke about the defensive nature of the Allied Resolve 2022 exercises. According to him, the exercises do not pose any threat either to the European community or to neighboring countries.

Gulevich also noted that during the second stage of the inspection of the Armed Forces of the Union State, defensive actions to cover the state border of Belarus will be worked out.

On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Russian Su-35S fighters had completed the redeployment of Russian Su-35S fighters in Belarus as part of the Allied Resolve-2022 exercises. After arriving in Belarus, the fighter crews will take up combat duty for air defense.

On January 18, units from the Russian Armed Forces began to arrive in Belarus as part of an inspection of the reaction forces of the Union State.

Source: IZ

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