Military drills to test air defense systems start in Belarus

The Belarusian Defense Ministry's press service reported this. 

“In accordance with the plan, tactical training is being conducted with one of the Air Force's units from April 19 to 22,” the statement says. 

The Belarusian Ministry of Defense reported that the military should march to the designated areas and perform training and combat missions to cover troops and critical civilian infrastructure from air attack and precision weapons.

• Earlier, the General Staff reported that some military formations and units of Belarus had been brought to the highest levels of combat readiness, and that the units involved in the inspection were being manned by conscripting military reservists.

• On April 14, the Belarusian Ministry of Defense reported on the continuation of the exercises: this time they had aviation drills "with special ammunition"