RUSSIAN PARATROOPERS ARRIVED TO SERBIA: "Slavic brotherhood 2016" can begin

More than 150 Russian and 50 Belorussian paratroopers arrived to Serbia to participate in international military exercises "Slavic brotherhood 2016".

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Paratroopers have landed at the airport in Batajnica in three Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft , noted in a statement of the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense, reports Tas.

- More than 150 military parachutists will represent Russia in international military exercises named "Slavic brotherhood in 2016".

Taking into account the specific nature and exercise plan, members of a separate reconnaissance battalion 98th Airborne Division were selected to participate in the exercises - announced earlier by that pres-service.

Foto: Ministarstvo odbrane

Exercises "Slavic brotherhood" were first held last year in the vicinity of the Russian city of Sochi in the air force base.

Foto: Ministarstvo odbrane

Multinational exercise "Slavic brotherhood 2016" will be carried out from 3 to 9 November at airports and training grounds of the Army of Serbia.

Foto: Ministarstvo odbrane

The aim of the exercise is to improve the operational capabilities for solving tactical and fire tasks to perform counter terrorisme operations in a multinational environment.

(Telegraf.co.uk / Tanjug)