Event 8db1d7e2-564e-4ecf-b758-2f7ce717d825

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Kinetic Country: Belarus Country: Russia

Source: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/05/28/belarus-to-scale-b...

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Event Time

7mo ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Belarus to Scale Back Joint Military Drills With Russia

Short Summary: Belarus announced it will reduce the scale and troop presence for the Zapad-2025 joint military exercise with Russia, moving its main maneuvers deeper into Belarusian territory.

Description

Belarus will scale back joint military drills with Russia for September 2025, cutting troop numbers and moving exercises away from its western border, according to the Belarusian Defense Ministry.

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"Belarus will scale back joint military drills with Russia, scheduled for September, cutting troop numbers and moving exercises away from its western border, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said Wednesday."

"We have decided to reduce the parameters of the 'Zapad-2025' exercise and to move its main maneuvers deeper into the territory of the Republic of Belarus, away from the western borders," Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said in a statement on the ministry’s Telegram channel.

"The number of troops taking part will be in any case half, and all key combat military actions located in the western regions of Belarus will be canceled or transferred deeper into the country’s territory."

Source

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/05/28/belarus-to-scale-back-joint-military-drills-with-russia-a89257