Air Force pilots practiced the use of motorways as backup airfields during a tactical exercise on 5 August.
The first stage of a tactical exercise that involves Air Force and Air Defense units is taking place on 4-7 August. On 5 August pilots practiced landing military aircraft in a section of the M1 motorway in Ivatsevichi District, Brest Oblast. Crews of the 116th Guards Assault Air Base and the 61st Fighter Air Base practiced flying MiG-29, Su-25, Yak-130, and L-39 aircraft.