Newsweek:
Russia and two of its top regional allies have teamed up for the active phase of an annual joint military exercise, coinciding with a major naval drill being held by the U.S. and its partners in the NATO Western defense coalition in northern Europe.
The Slavic Brotherhood-2018 tactical drills officially began Tuesday with the ceremonial raising of the Russian, Belarussian and Serbian flags at the Rayevsky range in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
The exercise, which will last through Thursday, was set to see paratroopers from the three nations work together to thwart a simulated insurgent takeover in a fictitious Eastern European state.
