{"id":88452,"date":"2024-06-02T23:24:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T20:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/88452\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"top-military-official-says-belarusian-pilots-trained-using-nukes","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/88452\/","title":{"rendered":"Top military official says Belarusian pilots trained using nukes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 2, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Belarusian Air\/Air Defense Forces and the Russian Air Force carried out a joint drill that focused on training Belarusian pilots, Leanid Davidovi\u010d, deputy commander of the Belarusian Air\/Air Defense Forces, has told the <em>STV<\/em> TV channel on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All Belarusian air bases and all types of aircraft participated in the drill that ended on May 31, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NATO&#8217;s aircraft equipped with long-range radars were observing the active stage of the drill from Belarus&#8217; western neighbors&#8217; airspace, the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian pilots, engineers and mechanics had already undergone theoretical and practical training with regular inspections on a scheduled basis, Davidovi\u010d noted, commenting on the recent joint tactical nuclear drills with Russia. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian defense ministry announced a joint Belarusian-Russian air and air defense exercise on May 27. The drill reportedly aimed at \u201cimproving the common regional air defense system\u201d and \u201cincreasing the interaction and training of control and flight personnel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 6, the Russian General Staff reported preparations for an exercise involving tactical nuclear weapons to \u201cincrease the nonstrategic nuclear forces\u2019 combat readiness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A day later, \u0141uka\u0161enka also ordered the Armed Forces to hold tactical nuclear drills involving \u201cdelivering special munitions to missile and aviation military units, loading them onto launchers and attaching them to aircraft.\u201d<\/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\/2024\/05\/protivogazy_1128_pexels-com_ilya-perelude_001-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/protivogazy_1128_pexels-com_ilya-perelude_001-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/protivogazy_1128_pexels-com_ilya-perelude_001-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/protivogazy_1128_pexels-com_ilya-perelude_001-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/protivogazy_1128_pexels-com_ilya-perelude_001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/protivogazy_1128_pexels-com_ilya-perelude_001.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> The Viewer<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">The Viewer<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Putin orders nuclear drills, \u0141uka\u0161enka singing to his tune<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, speaking at a Victory Day rally in Minsk on May 7, defended his decision to hold a nuclear drill. 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