During the drills,
the paratroopers from the three countries will practice counter-terror
operations.
MOSCOW, June 6.
/TASS/. The Russian-Belarusian-Serbian tactical drills dubbed Slavic
Brotherhood-2019 will take place in the Serbian city of Pancevo on June 14-27,
Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Thursday.
Paratroopers from the
Pskov airborne assault division will represent Russia in the drills, the
ministry said.
"Overall, the
drills that will run on June 14-27 will involve about 600 troops, including
more than 200 from Russia’s Airborne Force, about 300 from the Serbian armed
forces and up to 60 servicemen from Belarus, as well as more than 50 combat
vehicles and Il-76MD military transport aircraft," the statement says.
During the joint
drills, the paratroopers from the three countries will practice counter-terror
operations.
The ceremony of
opening the trilateral military drills will be held on the territory of the
cantonment of Serbia’s Special Forces Brigade in the city of Pancevo on June
14.
Source: ITAR-TASS
06-06-2019
