{"id":121287,"date":"2025-01-10T17:24:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T14:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/121287\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"over-13000-troops-to-take-part-in-zapad-2025-exercise","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/121287\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 13,000 troops to take part in Zapad-2025 exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January 10, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> More than 13,000 troops will take part in the exercise Zapad-2025, the Belarusian defense ministry reported, citing Maj. Gen. Valeryj Ravienka, the defense minister&#8217;s aide for international military cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe were obliged to and have already notified all participating states of the Vienna Document that we will host this exercise. We plan to invite delegations from our allies, friends and partners to this exercise. We consider who to invite to what stages and have a positive attitude toward a number of EU member states and individual NATO countries,&#8221; Ravienka said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In late October, Andrej \u0141ukjanovi\u010d, commander of the Belarusian Air\/Air Defense Forces, said the exercise would be held in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live-fire operational and tactical drills are planned at training grounds in the two countries as part of the exercise, which will also include joint air drills, \u0141ukjanovi\u010d told&nbsp;<em>STV&nbsp;<\/em>in an apparent reference to Zapad-2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February 2022, Belarus and Russia held the Allied Resolve exercise in Belarus. Despite assurances by then-Foreign Minister U\u0142adzimir Makiej that all Russian troops would leave Belarus after the maneuvers, the contingent attacked Ukraine on February 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/111538\/\">Belarus to co-host \u201cstrategic\u201d exercise involving Russian troops<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 10, Pozirk. More than 13,000 troops will take part in the exercise Zapad-2025, the Belarusian defense ministry reported, citing Maj. Gen. Valeryj Ravienka, the defense minister&#8217;s aide for international military cooperation. \u201cWe were obliged to and have already notified all participating states of the Vienna Document that we will host this exercise. 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