From November 10, Russian and Belarusian bombers will jointly patrol the Belarusian border.
"Along the state border of Belarus, both in the western and northwestern directions, the Armed Forces have increased the number of anti-aircraft defense forces on duty," the Ministry of Defense of Belarus said in a statement.
It is noted that 2 Russian Tu-22M3 bombers performed patrolling in the airspace over Belarus.
The Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported that strategic bomber flights will now be carried out on a regular basis.
In turn, the Ministry of Defense of Russia clarified that the Russian aircraft "participated in checking the actions of combat units performing the tasks of air defense combat duty in the Unified Regional Air Defense System of the Union State."
Earlier, the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, stated that it is possible to provide bases for Russian military aircraft on the territory of the Republic.
