Zapad 2009 exercise
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Mordovia, a Zubr-class hovercraft, deploying marines during Zapad-09
The Zapad 2009 (Russian: Запад 2009, lit. 'West 2009') exercise was held by the armed forces of Russia and Belarus in Belarus in September 2009. It involved a simulated nuclear attack against Poland and the suppression of an uprising by a Polish minority in Belarus, along with other operations.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Intel Brief: Poland On Edge Over Russian Drills". ISN ETH Zurich. 18 November 2009.
External links[]
Media related to Zapad 2009 at Wikimedia Commons
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- Military exercises involving Russia
- 2009 in Russia
- 2009 in Belarus
- Belarusian military exercises
- 2009 in military history
- Belarus–Russia relations