{"id":100227,"date":"2024-08-12T19:24:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T16:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/100227\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarusian-troops-off-to-russia-for-live-fire-exercise","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/100227\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian troops off to Russia for live-fire exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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August 12, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Belarusian Air\/Air Defense Forces have flown troops to Russia for a joint live-fire exercise, the defense ministry reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The training will take place at the Astrakhan province\u2019s Ashuluk training range known for hosting live-fire exercises by Belarusian and Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile forces for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drill is expected to improve unit cohesion and teach servicemen tactics and ways of conducting air and anti-aircraft combat, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One month earlier, Andrej Sieviaryn\u010dyk, a department head with the Air\/Air Defense Command, said that Belarus\u2019 anti-aircraft missile forces perform combat launches at the Ashuluk and Kapustin Yar ranges in the Astrakhan province and the Telemba range in Buryatia, a republic in Russia’s Far East, on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In August 2022, the Russian and Belarusian Air\/Air Defense Forces held operational and tactical live-fire exercises in two stages: in Belarus between August 9 and 11, and at Ashuluk between August 22 and 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine. Since then, Belarus has frequently conducted exercises for its military and security forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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