A soldier takes part in the Zapad-2025 joint Russia–Belarus military drills at a training ground east of capital Minsk on Sept. 15, 2025. Olesya Kurpyayeva/AFP via Getty Images
Russia and Belarus have concluded five days of wide-ranging military drills during which the allies tested their ability to fend off attacks by hypothetical enemies.
On Sept. 16, the last day of the joint exercises, Russia’s Baltic Fleet “demonstrated its strategic capabilities through a coordinated missile strike against naval targets,” Russia’s TASS news agency reported, citing Moscow’s defense ministry.
