Russia Holding Military Drills With Belarus

Video footage includes what appears to be a mobile command center for orchestrating aerial operations.

Troops advancing in coordination with tanks, artillery rounds fired in rapid succession and mobile missile batteries aiming their weapons. New video from Russia's Defense Ministry shows the major Russian-Belarusian joint military drills now underway. The Russians say they're primarily practicing ways to repel "external aggression." Within Russia, they're also seen as a signal of strength. 

The footage includes what appears to be a mobile command center for orchestrating aerial operations. 

These drills may further fuel western fears that Russia is poised to invade Ukraine.