Two Russian soldiers died accidentally on Friday November 12 during joint airborne exercises with Minsk in western Belarus, near the Polish border at the heart of a migration crisis.
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In a statement quoted by Russian news agencies, the Russian Defense Ministry said the parachutes of the two soldiers did not function properly "
due to a sudden strong gust of wind
" during their jumps, causing them to fall. dead.
"
Despite the efforts of the doctors, the two Russian servicemen under contract with the army succumbed to their injuries,
" the statement added.
The victims were part of a group of 250 Russian paratroopers who participated in joint maneuvers with the Belarusian army on Friday.
Before this announcement, the Russian army had indicated in the evening that these soldiers had already joined their bases in Russia.
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Russian IL-76 personnel carriers and Belarusian forces helicopters were involved in these maneuvers in the Grodno region, according to Minsk.
They took place in the midst of rising tensions between Belarus and the European Union in this area.
