{"id":143750,"date":"2025-06-23T13:12:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T10:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/143750\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarus-air-force-launches-tactical-air-drill-amid-iran-bombing-raids","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/143750\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 air force launches tactical air drill amid Iran bombing raids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 23, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Belarusian Air\/Air Defense Forces have started a five-day tactical air drill, the defense ministry\u2019s press office reported without specifying the location and types of planes involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crews are expected to practice evading enemy air attacks, supporting ground troops and striking ground targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drill also involves aerial reconnaissance, transport services and personnel evacuation, the ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus frequently conducts drills amid tensions with the West and Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, in which Minsk supports the Kremlin. This particular air exercise also might have been prompted by bombing raids conducted by Israel and the United States against Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hrenin-20-06-minoborony-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hrenin-20-06-minoborony-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hrenin-20-06-minoborony-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hrenin-20-06-minoborony-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hrenin-20-06-minoborony-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hrenin-20-06-minoborony.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Defense minister voices concern about armed conflicts in Ukraine, Middle East<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 20, Pozirk. 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