Belarusians to fight shoulder to shoulder with Russians if necessary — Lukashenko

BALASHIKHA, August 11. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia’s air force is set to establish an operational airbase in western Belarus, Commander-in-Chief Viktor Bondarev said on Monday.

“We will set up a base in Baranovichi. We are only waiting for an intergovernmental agreement to be signed,” he said. Su-27 fighter planes will be based there, he added.