Vladislav Perminov
Moscow. January 22. Interfax-AVN - Russian Su-35 fighter jets have begun redeploying to Belarus to participate in the Allied Resolve-2022 joint exercise, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"The crews of Su-35S multi-role fighters of the Eastern Military District, involved in checking the response forces of the Union State, have begun to relocate to the territory of the Republic of Belarus," the Russian military department said.
"The crews of the Russian Aerospace Forces will work out flights to the maximum range, landing at Belarusian airfields, as well as joint preparation for repeated flights with Belarusian specialists," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
They noted that in preparation for the redeployment, the engineering and technical staff of the air regiment carried out a detailed check of the operation of all aircraft systems and equipment.
Su-35 is a super-maneuverable 4++ generation multirole fighter. It is capable of speeds up to 2.5 thousand km / h, the flight range reaches 3.4 thousand km. The fighter is armed with a 30 mm cannon and has 12 hardpoints for bombs and missiles.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced plans to send 12 Su-35 fighters and a division of short-range air defense systems "Pantsir-S" to Belarus for exercises.
On January 21, the transfer of two S-400 divisions to the exercises in Belarus began. Upon arrival, they will take up combat training duty as part of the unified regional air defense system of Russia and Belarus.
As Interfax reported, Russia and Belarus are checking the response forces of the Union State. According to Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexander Fomin, at the first stage - until February 9 - it is planned to redeploy and create groupings of troops. At the second stage - from February 10 to February 20 - a joint exercise "Allied Resolve-2022" will be held.
The number of participants in the maneuvers was not called.
Almost all the Armed Forces of Belarus, as well as parts of the Eastern Military District, the Aerospace Forces (VKS) and the Airborne Forces (VDV) of Russia, will be involved in the exercises, Andrei Nekrashevich, head of the main combat training department of the Belarusian army, said on the eve.
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, "the number of military personnel and equipment involved in exercises subject to the Vienna Document 2011 does not exceed the parameters determined by it, which are subject to notification."
Joint military maneuvers between Russia and Belarus should not cause any concern, including in the context of the situation around Ukraine, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on January 19.
“We have a Union State with Belarus, we have relevant plans, these plans must be implemented. Various events are being held, among these events there are surprise inspections, and much more,” Ryabkov said.
The United States, other NATO countries and Ukraine have spoken about the concentration of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border and the threat of a Russian invasion.
In December, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said that Russia had no aggressive plans.
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