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​Joint Tactical Flight Drill Starts Near Ukraine’s Border by russia and belarus

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Two Tu-22M3 bombers accompanied by Su-35 fighters of the russian Air Force fly during russian-belarusian exercises at a training ground in belarus, February 19, 2022 / Photo credit: AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko
Two Tu-22M3 bombers accompanied by Su-35 fighters of the russian Air Force fly during russian-belarusian exercises at a training ground in belarus, February 19, 2022 / Photo credit: AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko

Ukrainian military does not rule out that there may be an increase in air alarms in Ukraine due to the drill while belarusian Defense Ministry states that the main goal of the aviation exercises is to increase operational compatibility in joint performance of combat training tasks

russian and belarusian air forces started joint military exercises on January 16. That is according to Belarus' Defense Ministry statement on its official account on Twitter.

The ministry said that the drills would be conducted at all belarusian military air fields and air defense training grounds.

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They states in Belarus, that the main goal of the drill is to “increase operational compatibility in the joint performance of combat training tasks.”

According to the statement, a range of actions will be performed during the exercise, including aerial reconnaissance, joint airspace patrolling, air support for groupings of troops, tactical air assault landing, as well as the delivery of goods and evacuation of the wounded.

russian-belarusian military exercises in 2022, Joint Tactical Flight Drill Starts Near Ukraine’s Border by russia and belarus,  Defense Express
russian-belarusian military exercises in 2022 / Open source illustrative photo

The situation in Ukraine will depend on which aircraft the Belarusians and Russians will use during the exercises. In particular, if strategic aviation is taken to the sky, Ukrainians will be warned about possible threats.

Yuriy Ignat, the spokesman of the Air Force Command, announced this on the air of the national telethon.

Russian MiG-31K with a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic aero-ballistic air-to-surface missile, Joint Tactical Flight Drill Starts Near Ukraine’s Border by russia and belarus,  Defense Express
Russian MiG-31K with a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic aero-ballistic air-to-surface missile / Archive photo

"If this aviation activity will be increased on the territory of belarus, it is obvious that it is necessary to respond accordingly to these things and keep them under control. Because if it is a MiG-31 plane, which is the carrier of the Kinzhal (the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal is russian nuclear-capable hypersonic aero-ballistic air-to-surface missile, - ed. notes), if it goes up into the sky, whether it is a training flight or a training flight, there will be an air alert. Just like Tu-22M3 aircraft," Yuriy Ignat emphasized.

russian Tu-22M3, Joint Tactical Flight Drill Starts Near Ukraine’s Border by russia and belarus, Defense Express
russian Tu-22M3 / Open source illustrative photo

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