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Belarus's military helicopters during the country's war games in 2017. /Reuters/ Sergei Grits
Russia will soon give Belarus a batch of military hardware, including air defense systems, helicopters and aircraft, according to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, further highlighting Russia's support of the former Soviet country.
"Russia in the near future ... will supply us – I won't say how much money or what – with dozens of planes, dozens of helicopters, the most important air defense weapons," said Lukashenko, who was quoted by the country's Belta news agency.
"Maybe even S-400s [surface-to-air missiles]. We need them very much as I've said in the past," he said.
Russia will send us weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, says Belarus President Lukashenko
The announcement comes a week ahead of joint military exercises between Belarus and Russia, involving 200,000 troops.
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