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Russia, Belarus Launch 'Zapad' Military Exercise
- Russia and Belarus launched the joint military exercise Zapad 2025 in Belarus on September 12, continuing through September 16.
- The drills followed previous large exercises in 2021 and 2022, amid ongoing tensions from Russia's war in Ukraine and concerns about regional security.
- The exercises aim to improve command skills, troop cooperation, and field training, primarily near Barysaw, with small units near the Poland and Lithuania borders.
- Poland shot down multiple Russian drones entering its airspace, with NATO air defenses successfully activated, while Warsaw closed civilian air traffic near Belarus and Ukraine until December 9.
- The drills underscore Russia and Belarus's close military ties and nuclear deterrence strategy, raising Western concerns over regional stability and potential future conflicts involving NATO neighbors.
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The Russian-Belarusian military exercise Zapad 2025 began on Friday. According to reports, around 30,000 soldiers are participating in the exercise, which is being followed with great interest by the West and NATO, says Joakim Paasikivi. “It is a show of force,” he says.
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As Europe reels from the unprecedented drone intrusion last week, the “Zapad” or “West” 2025 drills are set to take place in Russia and Belarus until Tuesday, September 16
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After a four-year hiatus, Russia and Belarus are once again holding large-scale military exercises on their borders with Poland and the Baltic states. The military exercise, Zapad, Russian for "West," is setting nerves in the region on edge. According to some analysts, this is not an innocent display of power, but rather a rehearsal for a future conflict with the West.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 12, 2025
Toplines Russian and Belarusian forces began joint Zapad-2025 military exercises on September 12 for the first time since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Belarusian and Russian officials reported that the Zapad-2025 exercise will occur in Russia and Belarus, including Belarus’ Vitebsk, Minsk, and Grodno oblasts, and in the Baltic and Barents seas from September ...
If the official figures are correct, the exercises within the framework of »Sapad 2025« would be considerably smaller than the simultaneous maneuvers of NATO in the Baltic States and Poland.
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