The Russian-Belarussian-Serbian tactical drills dubbed Slavic Brotherhood-2018 underway in Russia’s southern Krasnodar Region were officially opened by the defense ministries of the three countries, after which the military exercises entered their active phase on Tuesday.
The joint tactical drills Slavic Brotherhood-2018 are running at the Rayevsky range in Novorossiysk on June 18-28. As Russia’s Defense Ministry reported earlier, the paratroopers from the three countries are practicing special measures to set up and employ a coalition tactical group to accomplish peace-keeping and counter-terror missions.
An official ceremony was held on Tuesday to open the drills. During the ceremony, the flags of the three countries were hoisted. The ceremony was attended by the drill’s head, Deputy Commander of Russia’s Airborne Force for Peacekeeping Operations and the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) Rapid Reaction Force Lieutenant-General Alexander Vyaznikov, Commander of the Belarusian Army Special Operations Forces Major-General Vadim Denisenko and Chief of Staff of the Serbian Army’s Special Brigade Sinisa Stasevic.
