Belarus-Russia military drills planned for September
The new training year in the Belarusian Armed Forces began on February 2, reports Belapan. The tasks for 2009 were outlined by the Commander-in-Chief and President Alexander Lukashenka during the meeting with the top brass on December 19, 2008 in Borisov. The joint Belarus-Russian operative and strategic exercise, dubbed West-2009, will become the major element of the training cycle in 2009. The drills are scheduled to take place in late September.
During the exercise, the military will carry out the military and theoretical studies of the joint deployment of the armed forces from the two countries.
During the exercise, the military will carry out the military and theoretical studies of the joint deployment of the armed forces from the two countries.
