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The Belarusian flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the Zapad-2021 joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in Belarus. Up to 200,000 military personnel, some 80 aircraft and helicopters, up to 15 ships and nearly 300 tanks will take part in the drills.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Belarus
- Event date: 09.09.2021
- Date published: 09.09.2021
- Author: Viktor Tolochko
- Credit: Sputnik/РИА Новости
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4361x2804px, 10.9Mb
- Job-ID: 1fc31434a5a1fcfb