Joint military special forces exercises of Serbia and Russia have started
About 200 military personnel and 11 units of military equipment from the Western Military District of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation arrived in Serbia to participate in the exercise “Joint Response 2021” (Zajednički agreement).
The Serbian edition of Radio Sputnik reported this, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
Soldiers from Russian and Serbian army special forces are taking part in the “Joint Response 2021” exercise, taking place on the territory of Serbia. During the maneuvers, landing with the help of the Arbalet parachute systems, advancing to the object of illegal military formations, blocking and destroying it will be practiced. In addition, small arms fire will be fired.
In total, 200 military personnel and 11 units of military equipment from the Western Military District of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation arrived from Russia to Serbia.
At the opening ceremony of the exercise, the parties emphasized the importance of joint combat training activities for the development of cooperation between the armed forces of Serbia and Russia in the field of combating terrorism.
The Joint Response 2021 exercises were the first joint maneuvers between the armed forces of Russia and Serbia since September 2020, when, under pressure from the EU, Belgrade was forced to cancel the joint Slavic Brotherhood exercises with Moscow and Minsk. In response to the West's actions, Serbia suspended joint maneuvers with any other powers.
Joint exercises between Serbian and Russian special forces have begun.