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"A mechanized battalion of the Russian Armed Forces with reinforcements blocked an illegal armed group at the Brestsky training ground in Belarus. Together with the Belarusian paratroopers, the group was destroyed," the Defense Ministry said.
The Belarusian-Russian army exercise Allied Resolve 2022 will be held during the second stage on 10-20 February. Units of Belarus' Armed Forces and units of the Eastern Military District of Russia's Armed Forces will practice suppressing and repelling external aggression in the course of a defensive operation, countering terrorism and protecting the interests of the Union State.
The joint brigade tactical force, which included over 2,000 military personnel and 300 units of hardware, participated in the practical episode in the military exercise area Brestsky. The tactical force was supposed to repulse an assault launched by illegal armed groups, who had crossed the state border.
The dismantlement of the European security architecture began with the erosion of its arms control treaties.
The press service of the Belarusian Defense Ministry quoted Viktor Gulevich as saying: “While last week our intelligence bodies uncovered 12 field camps designed to accommodate military personnel and hardware, today we have information about the deployment of 14 such camps."