Paratroopers from
Russia and Belarus are holding joint drills on the territory of the Pskov
Region on February 18-21.
PSKOV, February 21.
/TASS/. Russian paratroopers and Special Operations forces from Belarus
practiced seizing and retaining advantageous terrain during joint tactical
drills in the Pskov Region in Russia’s northwest, the Defense Ministry of
Russia reported on Friday.
"A joint
formation of Russia’s Airborne Force and the Special Operations Forces of the
Republic of Belarus practiced seizing and retaining advantageous terrain to
assist deploying and committing the regiment’s main forces to the battle as
part of the third stage of joint tactical drills in the Pskov Region," the
ministry said in a statement.
The third stage of
the drills ran at three sections of the Strugi Krasniye training range. At one
section, the Belarusian paratroopers live-fired small arms and hand-held
grenade launchers, designating the enemy’s elimination at their captured
positions.
In turn, the main
forces of the Guards airborne assault regiment live-fired the guns of BMD-2
airborne infantry fighting vehicles at another section of the practice range.
"About 30 combat
vehicles deployed in battle formations and delivered massive fire to strike all
the targets that designated the enemy," the statement says.
"As the enemy’s
main forces were seizing advantageous terrain, a tank company of a separate
tank battalion was waiting for a command in its deployed battle formation as
the chief officer’s reserve. After receiving the command, the tanks switched to
an offensive, firing 100mm cannons and coaxial machine-guns, striking all the
targets and completing the rout of illegal armed formations," the press
office said.
Paratroopers from
Russia and Belarus are holding joint drills on the territory of the Pskov
Region on February 18-21. The exercise involves military hardware, including
two Mi-24 helicopters and eight Mi-8 gunships of Russia’s Western Military
District and also four Il-76MD military transport planes of the Russian
Aerospace Force.
The drills are
running under the direction of Commander of the Pskov Guards Air Assault Division
Guards Major-General Igor Kapliy at the Zavelichye practice range in Pskov and
at the Strugi Krasniye training ground outside the city.
Source: ITAR-TASS
21-02-2020
