Russian and Belarusian airborne forces conduct drills near Polish border

Published time: 8 Apr, 2016 14:06

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Russian and Belarusian airborne forces conducted joint drills on Thursday at a proving ground in Brest, western Belarus, not far from the Polish border.

The troops practiced a major counter-terrorism operation to halt and destroy illegal armed formations. A total of about 400 troops and 100 units of military hardware and special equipment were deployed in the training exercise.