He prepares for one of his most important military appointments, the Zapad exercisemaneuvers that are celebrated every four years, gather tens of thousands of soldiers and will take place in Belarusian
In 2021, some 200,000 Russian military participated in the year. Taking advantage of the situation, many of the soldiers stayed at the border between Belarus and Ukraine once the maneuvers ended, which made them perform an important one at the beginning of the Ukraine War.
As the Finnish media collects he Ukrainian strategy expert Maksym Beznosiuk predicts that Zapad 2025 exercise will be similar to four years ago, although this time They will acquire special prominence new technologies such as drones and robotics.
Beznosuk expects The Kremlin communicates that about 13,000 soldiers will participate in the maneuversalthough in reality the operation It will be up to 12 times more extensive than announced, with between 100,000 and 150,000 military.
Russia’s goal by informing about such a low number of soldiers is that OSCE member states are not empowered to send observers to military maneuvers.
The expert stressed that Although the military figure is lower than the Zapad 2021 year, “it should not be underestimatedtaking into account the most active use of the different weapons systems and the large number of troops. “
