It is noted that in connection with the buildup of military activity near the border of Belarus, "one of the components of the response forces of the Union State is being checked."
"Today, at the Gozhsky training ground, a joint tactical airborne assault is being landed from the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus and the airborne troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation as part of a combined battalion tactical group," the ministry said in its Telegram channel.
Among other things, the exercises involved Il-76 aircraft of the Russian military transport aviation, as well as helicopters of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of Belarus.
In turn, the Ministry of Defense of Russia confirmed that on November 12, as part of a surprise check of the combat readiness of the Airborne Forces, a unit of Russian paratroopers will carry out a practical landing on an unfamiliar landing site in the Grodno region of Belarus, and will also take part in a joint tactical exercise with units of the Belarusian armed forces. forces.
"After parachuting and working out combat training tasks together with the units of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus, the Russian paratroopers will return to their permanent deployment point in Russia," RIA Novosti quotes the message of the Russian Ministry of Defense
Earlier, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that he had asked Russia to join the watch on the borders of the Union State.
According to him, the Russian and Belarusian military should monitor the “Baltic-Poland-Ukraine ring”.