MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian and Belarusian air forces had carried out airstrikes on targets as part of a joint flight-tactical exercise.
«Russian Aerospace Forces’ Su-30SM multi-role fighter jets, Su-24 front-line bombers, Mi-24 helicopters, Mi-8 helicopters took part in a joint flight-tactical exercise with the forces and means of the Air Force and Air Defense Troops of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus. As part of the activities carried out at the aviation training grounds, the crews deployed aviation means of defeat against the intended targets,» the ministry said in a statement.
The drills involve aviation military units, units of anti-aircraft missile and radio engineering troops of the armed forces of Belarus, crews of reconnaissance, and combat aviation of the Russian aerospace forces. The main efforts during the drills are aimed at solving the tasks of protection of state and military facilities against air attacks.
