MINSK, August 12. /TASS/. The Russian and Belarusian troops will practice repelling air strikes and fighting saboteurs at the upcoming Zapad 2025 strategic joint drills, Head of the Belarusian Defense Ministry’s Department for International Military Cooperation, Assistant Defense Minister for International Military Cooperation Valery Revenko said on Tuesday.
"The exercise is set to practice the following episodes: repelling strikes by an enemy’s aerial attack weapons, conducting a defensive battle. crushing an adversary that has driven into the defensive lines and creating conditions for restoring territorial integrity of the state; providing air support for troops, fighting outlawed armed formations, enemy subversive and reconnaissance groups," the defense official told a press briefing.
The drills will be directed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus, he specified.
The Belarusian side strongly opposes the continued large-scale militarization in Europe that leads to a disruption in the balance of forces, Revenko said.
"We stand categorically against the continued large-scale militarization that leads to a disruption in the balance of forces in Europe. In turn, this results in reduced strategic stability in the world as a whole," he said.
