MINSK Ryan McDonagh Jersey , Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The joint strategic Belarusian-Russian military drills West-2017 kicked off and will last until September 20, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said Thursday.
The Belarusian-Russian regional military force has begun carrying out training missions as part of the Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercises West 2017, said Belarusian First Deputy Defense Minister Oleg Belokonev.
The military drills are based on the crisis situation and the growing conflict associated with the growing activities of illegal armed groups, international separatist and terrorist organizations that have external support.
For the purpose of exercises Steven Stamkos Jersey , both sides are located within real borders of Belarus.
The drills consist of two phases. In the first three days, there are plans to prepare for operational deployment and to isolate the areas where illegal armed groups and the enemy's destruction and reconnaissance troops operate. Air Force and Air Defense units that protect important government institutions and military installations will be strengthened. During the next four-day exercise, there are plans to train troops in a battle aimed at repulsing aggression against the Union State of Belarus and Russia. In the case of rapid change, interaction and various kinds of support will be practiced.
The drills involve up to 12 Tampa Bay Lightning T-Shirts ,700 troops, 370 armored vehicles including about 140 combat tanks, up to 150 artillery units and multiple-launch rocket systems, and more than 40 aircraft and helicopters.
Over 80 international observers have been invited to attend the West 2017 military drills. Invitations have been sent to international organizations Tampa Bay Lightning Hoodie , such as the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Commonwealth of Independent States Customized Adidas Lightning Jerseys , the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross and also the military-diplomatic corps accredited in the embassies of foreign states in Belarus.