MOSCOW, 20 January 2022, (TON): The first units of the Russian Armed Forces involved in checking the response forces of the Union State arrived in Belarus. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

“The first units of the troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, involved in the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State, arrive in the Republic of Belarus.

The military department said “the units of the Eastern Military District involved in the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State, with standard equipment and weapons, marched in a combined way on their own and by rail to unfamiliar training grounds to the places of performing training tasks on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.”

According to the ministry, the check will take place in two stages. At the first stage, until February 9, the redeployment and creation of groupings of troops on the territory of Belarus will be carried out as soon as possible, the protection and defense of important state and military facilities, and the protection of the state border in the airspace will be organized.

There will also be a test of the readiness and ability of the forces and means on duty for air defense to perform tasks to cover important objects on the territory of the republic.

The military department stressed “during the second stage of the verification, from February 10 to February 20, a joint exercise” Allied Resolve – 2022 will be held, within the framework of which the issues of suppressing and repelling external aggression, as well as countering terrorism and protecting the interests of the Union State, will be worked out.”