Russia's Tula paratroopers transferred to Belarus to take part in Slavic Brotherhood exercise

MOSCOW. Sept 21 (Interfax) - The Russian Defense Ministry has redeployed a tactical battalion of the Tula Airborne Division to Belarus to take part in the second stage of the Slavic Brotherhood exercise, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"In accordance with the plans for the Belarusian-Russian Slavic Brotherhood 2020 exercise, a tactical battalion of the Tula Division of the Russian Airborne Forces has arrived by rail in Belarus to participate in joint practical actions of the active stage at the Gozhsky training range near Grodno," the Defense Ministry said.