Russian and Belarusian Su-30SM fighters conducted joint patrols of the state border of Belarus
Russian warplanes have reappeared in the skies over Belarus. According to the press service of the Belarusian Defense Ministry, on December 7, 2021, another joint patrol was carried out.
According to the entry on the official Twitter page of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus, Russian Su-30SM fighters, together with Belarusian Su-30SM, conducted joint patrols along the state border of the republic. It is emphasized that the pilots of the two countries have demonstrated great skill in the performance of the combat mission.
It is noted that this is not the first joint patrol of Russian and Belarusian fighters, since November Russian aircraft have been allowed into the airspace of Belarus on a permanent basis. The decision on joint flights was made against the background of NATO forces and assets being drawn to the Belarusian borders after the start of the migration crisis.
In addition to Russian fighters, Russian long-range bombers Tu-22M3 and strategic missile carriers Tu-160 "White Swan" have already appeared in the skies over Belarus, which caused a violent reaction from Kiev, which had already managed to complain about it to the Americans.
Note that recently relations between Belarus and Ukraine have deteriorated completely, this became especially noticeable after Lukashenko's words about the actual recognition of Crimea as Russian and the acceptance of the Russian side in the event of hostilities with Ukraine. Kiev has already threatened the Belarusian president with retaliatory actions "in full."
Earlier, Lukashenko announced about the planned joint exercises of Russia and Belarus on the border with Ukraine. They will be held in two stages, the first of which starts this winter.
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