Moscow. The 14th of February. INTERFAX-AVN - Russian and Belarusian Su-30SM fighters conducted joint border patrols as part of the Allied Resolve-2022 exercise, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
"The crews of Su-30SM fighters of the Aerospace Forces of Russia and the Air Force of the Republic of Belarus have fulfilled the tasks of joint patrolling of the state border of the Union State within the framework of the joint exercise "Allied Determination-2022", the ministry reported.
The flights were carried out both singly and in pairs in difficult weather conditions. During the flights, the interaction of the crews of the aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Belarusian Air Force was worked out when performing combat duty tasks, it follows from the message.
On February 10, Russia and Belarus launched major maneuvers "Allied Resolve-2022". The exercises will last until February 20. Moscow and Minsk announced that the Russian military will return to their permanent deployment points after the exercises.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the arrival in Belarus for the exercises of a number of units of the Eastern Military District with regular weapons. It was officially reported that the S-400 long-range air defense system, the Pantsir-S division of short-range air defense systems, Su-35 multi-purpose fighters of the fourth generation and Su-25SM attack aircraft were relocated to Belarus from Russia.
The maneuvers are taking place against the backdrop of a crisis in relations between Russia and NATO. The United States, other NATO countries and Ukraine announced the concentration of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border and the threat of a Russian invasion.
On February 10, the director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin, confirmed that Russia has no aggressive plans against Ukraine.
