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January 14, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarus and Russia are holding a joint command staff training in Minsk to improve defense capability of the regional group forces, the defense ministry’s press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the three-day exercise, officers are working at stationary command posts to work out a regional force application scenario and improve decision-making skills, it noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The training is part of preparations for the upcoming joint Zapad-2025 drill in Belarus that is expected to involve more than 13,000 troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exact date of the drill remains unknown. However, the Belarusian defense ministry said it notified all participating states of the Vienna Document of the drill. Earlier, Andrej \u0141ukjanovi\u010d, commander of the Belarusian Air\/Air Defense Forces, said that the exercise would be held in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kremlin did not withdraw its troops that arrived in Belarus for a joint drill in early 2022 and used the contingent to attack Ukraine. Authorities in Minsk kept claiming peaceful intentions and denied the Belarusian army\u2019s involvement in combat operations but allowed Russian troops to attack Ukraine from Belarus on multiple occasions and supplied arms to the Kremlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 20,000-strong Russian force crossed into Ukraine from Belarus at the outset of the war, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka told journalists in July 2022, while Ukraine estimated the number at 70,000 troops and 7,000 armored vehicles. Later, the Russian army was forced to retreat from northern Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minsk and Moscow set up the regional group forces in October 2022, months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read: Over 13,000 troops to take part in Zapad-2025 exercise<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

January 14, Pozirk. Belarus and Russia are holding a joint command staff training in Minsk to improve defense capability of the regional group forces, the defense ministry’s press office reports. During the three-day exercise, officers are working at stationary command posts to work out a regional force application scenario and improve decision-making skills, it noted. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":62482,"template":"","rubric":[30],"class_list":["post-121668","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBelarusian, Russian officers preparing for major exercise | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 14, Pozirk. 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