Team of the Russian Special Forces will take part in the competition for the right to wear breast medal “Valour and mastery” of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus. Competitions are held at the base of the 103th separate guard mobile brigade located in Vitebsk.

During the practical part of the contest, Russian paratroops carried out landing and assembly on the landing area, orienting and moving according to azimuth, then carried out a 30km march.

Then they are to conduct searching operation with combat training combat and hand-to-hand fight with superior forces of the simulated enemy.

The contest event will continue until  May 20, 2016. The participation of the 15 Russian Special Force servicemen in the contest is held according to achieved agreements with the Belarus side and the plan of the Russian Defence Ministry international activity.