Russia and Belarus to engage over 40 combat aircraft in East Siberia joint drills

The drills will be held during a conference of the Air Force and Air Defense Command from Russia and Belarus.

As is become known, Combat teams of S-400 air defense missile systems will also perform live firing exercises in a complex jamming environment. This information shared spokesman for Russia’s Eastern Military District, Colonel Alexander Gordeyev with TASS on Monday.

"Combat teams of S-400 air defense missile systems will perform live firing exercises in a complex jamming environment while the crews and pilots of Su-30SM [NATO reporting name: Flanker-C] fighters and Su-25 [Frogfoot] attack aircraft will exercise missile launches and bombing. Aside from this, the practical phase of the drills will involve Mi-24 [Hind] and Mi-8 [Hip] helicopters," the officer said.

Overall, the Russia-Belarus drills will involve over 40 aircraft and helicopters, the spokesman said.