Photo taken on Sept. 12, 2021 shows a scene of the joint strategic exercise "Zapad-2021" by Russian and Belarusian armed forces at a training ground in Belarus. | Photo: Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua
The main goal of the exercise is to "increase operational compatibility during joint combat training missions," the ministry said in a statement.
The participants will practice aerial reconnaissance, joint patrolling along the state borders, air support for ground troops, tactical airborne landings, delivery of goods and evacuation of the wounded.
The ministry added that all airfields and training grounds of Belarus' Air Force and Air Defense Force are involved in the drill.