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Russia and Belarus stage military drills in the Brest region, near the Polish border, as Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko warned of a possible "war" with neighbouring countries, whom he accuses of supporting a burgeoning opposition movement. IMAGES
Dozens of residents in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on chant "Wagner! Wagner!" outside the military headquarters that had been captured earlier by the rebel mercenary group. IMAGES
In the Kremlin's situation room, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko observe the beginning of military drills, as tensions between Russia and the West rise over a Russian military build-up encircling Ukraine, with US President Joe Biden warning that Vladimir Putin plans an invasion within days. IMAGES
Ukraine holds military drills in Rivne, near the Belarusian border. Russia says military drills in Moscow-annexed Crimea have ended and that soldiers are returning to their garrisons, a day after it announced a first troop pullback from Ukraine's borders. IMAGES
Russian Defence ministry images show drills on the military training fields of Kuzminskiy and Kadamovskiy, near Rostov-on-Don, less than 50 kilometres from the Ukrainian border. According to the ministry, more than 2.5 thousand servicemen of the Southern Military District took part in the combat training events, about 100 T-72B3 tanks were involved. IMAGES