"Moscow and Minsk insist, however, that the drills are defensive, adding that Western security concerns are nonsense'. Russia has showcased some of its advanced weapons while conducting a joint military drill with Belarusian troops amid heightened tensions with NATO countries following alleged violations of the airspaces of Poland and Romania by Moscow. Approximately 7,000 troops, including 6,000 Belarusian soldiers, participated in exercises held at locations in Belarus and Russia."
"Russia conducted a test strike with a Kalibr missile from the nuclear submarine named Arkhangelsk in the Barents Sea during the joint Russia-Belarus Zapad military drills, Russian news agency Interfax reported on Monday. The strike on the designated target was carried out by the submarine from an underwater position, Interfax reported. Moscow and Minsk insisted on Tuesday that the drills are defensive, meant to simulate a response to an invasion."
Russia and Belarus held joint Zapad military drills across Belarus and Russia with about 7,000 troops, including 6,000 Belarusian soldiers. A Kalibr missile was test-fired from the nuclear submarine Arkhangelsk in the Barents Sea, with the strike launched from an underwater position. Moscow and Minsk characterized the exercises as defensive simulations of a response to an invasion. NATO states along the alliance's eastern flank viewed the drills as threatening after alleged drone incursions into Polish and Romanian airspace. Poland, Latvia and Lithuania stepped up security, closed borders and conducted counter-drills. Britain deployed fighter jets to fly air defence missions over Poland. Belarus invited foreign media access and dismissed NATO concerns as nonsense.
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