The fighters also patrolled the borders of the Union State
MOSCOW, February 11. /tass/. Su-35S fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces during the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Determination - 2022" worked out the destruction of air targets and performed patrols along the borders of the Union State. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
According to the scenario of the exercise episode, combat crews of the air defense units of the Eastern Military District, while performing combat duty tasks as part of the Unified Regional Air Defense System of Russia and Belarus, detected an approaching conditional air target.
"Su-35S fighters on duty for air defense of the Russian Aerospace Forces were raised to intercept the target on the command "Air". After takeoff, the Russian pilots carried out the capture and conditional destruction of an air target, and also worked out the tasks of air patrol along the border of the Union State," the Russian military department said.
The joint exercises "Allied Resolve - 2022" are held from February 10 to 20, issues of suppressing and repelling external aggression, as well as countering terrorism and protecting the interests of the Union State are being worked out. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, during the exercises, measures will be taken to strengthen the protection of the state border to prevent the penetration of armed groups of militants, to block the channels of delivery of weapons and ammunition, as well as to search, block, destroy illegal armed formations and sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the enemy. Practical actions of the troops take place at the ranges Domanovsky, Gozhsky, Obuz-Lesnovsky, Brest and Osipovichi and airfields Baranovichi, Luninets, Lida and Machulishchi.
