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09
September
2021

Joint Belarusian-Russian strategic exercise Zapad 2021 starts in Belarus

MOSCOW. Sept 9 (Interfax) – The joint Belarusian-Russian strategic exercise Zapad (West) 2021 has started in Belarus, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The opening ceremony, which was held at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground, was attended by Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, Belarusian General Staff Chief and First Deputy Defense Minister Viktor Gulevich, Kazakh Airborne Forces Deputy Commander Viktor Zhitnik, and the personnel of the military contingents of participating countries Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia, the Defense Ministry said.