Russia sends fighter jets to Belarus for drills
Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets started relocating to Belarus for drills, the Russian defence ministry said on Saturday, January 22, at a time of acute tensions with the West over neighboring Ukraine.
Russian military forces and hardware began arriving in Belarus this week for the "Allied Resolve" military exercises to be held near the former Soviet republic's western border with NATO members Poland and Lithuania, and close to its southern flank with Ukraine.
Western states fear that Russia, which has massed tens of thousands of troops on its borders with Ukraine, is planning a new assault on a country it invaded in 2014. Russia has denied such plans. Lithuania has also said the buildup of Russian troops there was a threat to its security.
Russia's defence ministry said two S-400 battalions - which typically include eight anti-aircraft missile systems each - have started moving to Belarus from Russia's Far East by train, Interfax said.
Moscow has said that 12 Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets and a Pantsir missile system would also be deployed to Belarus for the drills.
(Source: Reuters)
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