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The first phase of joint Russian-Belarusian Zapad-2009 military exercises began the 18 September 200.


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The first phase of joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises began the 18 September 2009 with the involvement of some 100 aircraft and 12,600 military personnel, the Belarusian Defense Ministry announced. The five-day first phase of the joint Zapad 2009 (West 2009) anti-aircraft defense exercises will concentrate on the preparation of defense operations of the regional forces. The second phase of the exercises, on September 23-29, will focus on the effectiveness of the unified regional anti-aircraft defense systems of Russia and Belarus The exercise will, among other things, rehearse interoperability within the framework of the Belarusian-Russian integrated air defense system, which the two countries agreed to establish in February. According to the Belarusian Defense Ministry statement, 63 airplanes, 40 helicopters, 470 infantry fighting vehicles, 228 tanks and 234 artillery systems will participate in the exercises. S-300 air defense missile systems will also be used.The first phase of joint Russian-Belarusian Zapad-2009 military exercises began the 18 September 2009 with the involvement of some 100 aircraft and 12,600 military personnel, the Belarusian Defense Ministry announced.

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