Zapad military exercises

military exercise of the Russian and Belarusian armed forces in the year 2017

military exercise of the Russian and Belarusian armed forces in the year 2021

thumb|Left to Right: Marshals Nikolai Ogarkov, [[Dmitry Ustinov, and General Alexei Yepishev pose with airborne troopers during exercise Zapad-81.]] Zapad-81 () was a large military exercise carried out by the Soviet Union, according to NATO and US sources. It was conducted from 4 September 1981 and lasted approximately eight days, it involved between 100,000 and 150,000 troops. It was a joint operation including elements from all Soviet service branches and introduced several new systems such as the RSD-10 medium-range strategic missile (known often to the West as the SS-20 Saber) and the Pro

military exercise of the Russian and Belarusian armed forces in the year 2025

military exercise of the Russian and Belarusian armed forces in the year 2009

military exercise of the Russian and Belarusian armed forces in the year 2013