This was stated yesterday by Minister of Defense of Belarus Andrei Ravkov. Maneuvers will be held from September 14 to September 20 in Russia and Belarus. On the territory of our country 6 polygons and two areas will be involved. The Ministry of Defense emphasizes that the locations are far from the border and were chosen deliberately. The exercise will involve 12 700 military personnel, about 10 200 people will be located on the territory of Belarus. The doctrine of the exercise is highly defensive in nature.
According to Andrei Ravkov, Defense Minister of Belarus, preparations for West-2017 have been completed. On September 13 the deployment of the command system will be finished. On September 14 fulfillment of the tasks of the joint strategic exercise will be started.
The State Military Industrial Committee of Belarus will present during the exercise more than 20 new models of weapons, military and special equipment.












