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2009 military exercise involving Belarus and Russia
The Zapad 2009 (Russian: Запад 2009, lit. 'West 2009') military exercise was held by the armed forces of Russia and Belarus in Belarus from 8–29 September
Zapad_2009
Series of Soviet Union and Russian Federation military exercises
years, including: Zapad-77 [ru] Zapad-81 Zapad-84 Zapad 1999 Zapad 2009 Zapad 2013 Zapad 2017 Zapad 2021 Zapad 2023 (cancelled) Zapad 2025 Several of the
List_of_Zapad_exercises
2017 Russian-Belarusian strategic military exercise
Zapad 2017 (Russian: «Запад-2017», Belarusian: Захад-2017, lit. West 2017) was a joint strategic military exercise of the armed forces of the Russian
Zapad_2017
Russia and Belarus military exercise
nuclear forces (which participated in Zapad 2009; however dual use Iskander missiles were launched during Zapad 2013). Official estimates for the number
Zapad_2013
2021 joint military exercise by Russia and Belarus
Zapad 2021 (Russian: Запад-2021, English: West 2021) was a joint strategic exercise between the armed forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus, which
Zapad_2021
Military unit
in the 2008 Moscow Victory Day Parade and the exercises "Zapad-2009", "Zapad-2011", and "Zapad-2014." The brigade was reported by Bellingcat and Correctiv
53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade
53rd_Anti-Aircraft_Missile_Brigade
Belarusian special forces brigade
BFSO Dynamo and the brigade.[citation needed] It participated in the Zapad 2009 exercise joint exercise with the Russian Armed Forces. According to some
5th_Spetsnaz_Brigade
Presence of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Belarus
about the Polish minority being reflected in Zapad 2009 and about the Belarusian opposition in the Zapad 2017 exercise with the existence of fictional
Russian military presence in Belarus
Russian_military_presence_in_Belarus
Military units
Special Battalions '"Vostok" and "Zapad"(Russian: Специальные батальоны "Восток" и "Запад", lit. "East" and "West") were two spetsnaz units of the GRU
Special Battalions Vostok and Zapad
Special_Battalions_Vostok_and_Zapad
Russian Navy landing ship
with the Royal Norwegian Navy's HNoMS Horten, and in 2009, took part in the Ladoga 2009 and Zapad 2009 exercises. Between 10 July and 29 August 2012, she
Russian landing ship Georgy Pobedonosets
Russian_landing_ship_Georgy_Pobedonosets
Military airbase in Tver Oblast, Russia
base personnel took an active part in the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Zapad 2009 exercise", where they worked on the interception of air targets. In addition
Borisovsky_Khotilovo_air_base
Vladivostok, Russia on July 4, 2010. It has been suggested that both Zapad 2009 and Vostok 2010 (East 2010) exercises involved the simulation of nuclear
Vostok_2010
Russian Navy landing ship
Arkhangelsk's Navy Day naval parade on 27 July 2008. In 2009, she took part in the Ladoga 2009 and Zapad 2009 exercises. Between 10 July and 29 August 2012, she
Russian landing ship Aleksandr Otrakovsky
Russian_landing_ship_Aleksandr_Otrakovsky
Basketball league
2011/12". ksb.rs. Retrieved 5 May 2018. "Druga RL Zapad 2". srbijasport.net. Retrieved 5 May 2018. "Druga RL Zapad 1". srbijasport.net. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
Second Regional Basketball League
Second_Regional_Basketball_League
Military unit
"Shchit Soyuza-2006", "Zapad-2009", "Shchit Soyuza-2011" and the joint strategic exercises with Russian military units "Zapad-2013". In 2015, Colonel
Western Operational Command (Belarus)
Western_Operational_Command_(Belarus)
Complex of two skyscrapers in Moscow, Russia
East or Vostok (Russian: Восток; literally means "East") and Tower West or Zapad (Russian: Запад; literally means "West"). The supertall skyscraper Tower
Federation_Tower
Football league season
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated "Fudbal - Muškarci - 2009-2010 - Srpska liga "Zapad"". srbijasport.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 March 2026.
2009–10_Serbian_League_West
Municipal okrug in Krasnoselsky District, Saint Petersburg
Yugo-Zapad Municipal Okrug (Russian: муниципа́льный о́круг Ю́го-За́пад) or South-West Municipal Okrug, formerly called Municipal Okrug #37 (муниципа́льный
Yugo-Zapad_Municipal_Okrug
Aspect of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ukrainian counteroffensive to defend Russian positions south of Orikhiv. Zapad-Akhmat Zapad-Akhmat (West-Akhmat) is one of the four volunteer "elite special forces"
Russian irregular units in Ukraine
Russian_irregular_units_in_Ukraine
Russian colonel (born 1970)
Russian Army, who was the leader of the GRU Spetsnaz Special Battalion Zapad ("West"), a Chechen military force, from 2003 to 2007. Inside Chechnya his
Said-Magomed_Kakiyev
Russian political scientist (1946–2023)
Vostok-Zapad, 2009 (co-author Natalia Bazhanova).ISBN 978-5-478-01272-4 Wisdom of the Orient and the West. World Folklore. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2010 (co-authors
Evgeny_Bazhanov
Russian political scientist (1947–2014)
Vostok-Zapad, 2009, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN 978-5-478-01272-4. Wisdom of the Orient and the West. World Folklore. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2010,
Natalia_Bazhanova
Russian special forces unit
The Special Battalions Vostok and Zapad were two Spetsnaz units; Vostok headquartered at Eastern Chechnya and Zapad headquartered at Western Chechnya
Spetsnaz_GRU
Serbian pop-folk singer
2011, Indira released her fifteenth album entitled Istok, sever, jug i zapad (East, North, South and West). The album included 17 new songs including
Indira_Radić
Regiment of the Indian Army
India and Indian military in the Multilateral Joint Strategic Exercise ZAPAD 2021 which was held at Russia. Although two battalions of the Naga Regiment
Naga_Regiment
Russian and Australian scholar of Korean studies (born 1963)
Korea] (in Russian). Vostok-Zapad. ISBN 5-478-00060-4. — (2006). Быть корейцем (Being Korean) (in Russian). Vostok-Zapad. ISBN 5-17-032481-2. — (April
Andrei_Lankov
MW (5 turbines) Kaliakra WPP - Kaliakra - 35 MW (35 turbines) Mogilishte-Zapad - Mogilishte - 17,6 MW (10 turbines) Vertocom Wind Farm - Kazanlak - 72
List of power stations in Bulgaria
List_of_power_stations_in_Bulgaria
Football league
Serbian League West (Serbian: Српска лига Запад / Srpska liga Zapad) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third tier of professional football
Serbian_League_West
Daily falling of the Sun below the horizon
the Sun going behind the horizon. In Russian, the word for west, запад (zapad), is derived from the words за – meaning "behind", and пад – signifying
Sunset
Soviet anti-submarine corvettes class
ships are being modernized "Tornado 2" combat complex for antisubmarine "Zapad" type missiles firing. As of 2023, some 19 Grishas (mostly Grisha IIIs)
Grisha-class_corvette
Football league season
groups of 16 teams each to contest teams within their own group: 2. liga západ (West League) and 2. liga východ (East League). From the next season this
2010–11_Slovak_Second_League
Russia in 2014. Caucasus 2020 (Kavkaz 2020), September 21–26, 2020 List of Zapad exercises List of Center exercises List of Vostok exercises Какую войну
List of Kavkaz military exercises
List_of_Kavkaz_military_exercises
Pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route into Spain. Kerkeling, Hape (2009). I'm Off Then: Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago. Lodge
Camino_de_Santiago
Austro-Hungarian-born Pakistani Muslim polymath (1900–1992)
Islamic Book Trust. ISBN 978-967-5062-39-1. Halilović, Safvet (2006). Islam i Zapad u perspektivi Asadovog mišljenja (in Bosnian). Novi Pazar: El-Kelimeh.
Muhammad_Asad
2008–2009 feud between Chechen warlords
in Dubai". BBC News. 30 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2011. "No more "Zapad" and "Vostok" battalions in Chechnya"
Sulim Yamadayev–Ramzan Kadyrov power struggle
Sulim_Yamadayev–Ramzan_Kadyrov_power_struggle
Czech figure skater
West, Dies at 84". The New York Times. "Západ hovoří s Ajou Vrzáňovou" [Západ interviews Aja Vrzanová] (PDF). Západ (in Czech). April 1980. pp. 18–22. Archived
Alena_Vrzáňová
Estonian politician and diplomat (born 1977)
with India over its ties to Russia, including India's participation in the Zapad 2025 military exercise. On 28 October 2025, Kallas and Hadja Lahbib released
Kaja_Kallas
September 2025). "Navy forces land at Franz Josef Land as part of exercise Zapad-2025". Barents Observer. Archived from the original on 14 September 2025
List of active Russian Navy ships
List_of_active_Russian_Navy_ships
Russian regional broadcaster
are located on the oblast capital Kaliningrad and is also in charge of Zapad 24, a regional news channel for western Russia. Radio broadcasts started
GTRK_Kaliningrad
Kirov-class battlecruiser
exercise north of the Kola Peninsula, near Norway, as part of the larger Zapad 2017 war games between Russia and Belarus. On 6 April 2019, the ship entered
Russian battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy
Russian_battlecruiser_Pyotr_Velikiy
Russian politician and economist (born 1966)
before resigning to become head of the Federal Tax Service. In February 2009, he joined the personnel reserve of the President of Russia. In 1998, Mikhail
Mikhail_Mishustin
Russian term for the Russo-Ukrainian war
Federation, assigned to the zone of armed conflict" Second Chechen War (1999–2009) being described as part of a "counter-terrorist operation on the territory
Special_military_operation
President of Russia from 2008 to 2012
October 2009 Kremlin warns against wrecking Russia with democracy Archived 30 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Kyiv Post (26 October 2009) "Medvedev
Dmitry_Medvedev
Bulgarian artist
That is About to Happen and the Future That has Already Been. Sofia: Iztok-Zapad, 2015 (ISBN 978-619-152-726-7). Terziev, Krassimir. Recomposition. Author
Krassimir_Terziev
2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023. "Russian Heavy Bomber Force Overview". 10 May 2009. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2020. "Prosecutor
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) order of battle
Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present)_order_of_battle
1999–2009 war in the Caucasus region
forces, East and West (Vostok and Zapad), were commanded by Sulim Yamadayev (Vostok) and Said-Magomed Kakiyev (Zapad) and their men. The incorporation
Second_Chechen_War
February 2025. "SRS o osudi invazije Rusije: Srbija nije smela da se svrsta uz Zapad". Novinska agencija Beta (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2022-12-05
List of pro-Russian political parties
List_of_pro-Russian_political_parties
Third tier association football league, Bosnia and Herzegovina
four different leagues: Sjever (North), Centar (Center), Jug (South) and Zapad (West). (Until the 2011–12 season there was two West leagues.) This is the
Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Second_League_of_the_Federation_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
Football league
2006–07 S.C. Piccadilly Varna 2007–08 Nadin Sofia 2008–09 MFC Varna 2009–10 Levski Sofia Zapad 2010–11 MFC Varna 2011–12 FC Grand Pro Varna 2012–13 FC Grand
Bulgarian Premiere Futsal League
Bulgarian_Premiere_Futsal_League
Football league season
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated "Fudbal - Muškarci - 2008-2009 - Srpska liga "Zapad"". srbijasport.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 March 2026.
2008–09_Serbian_League_West
Depicting Tolkien's fictional world
Властелин колец (Vlastelin kolets) [The Lord of the Rings] (in Russian). Severo-Zapad. Merriner, Joel (2018). The Other Middle-earth: Intertextuality and Iconography
Illustrating_Middle-earth
Russian term for special operations forces
units. Two exceptions were the ethnic Chechen Special Battalions Vostok and Zapad (East and West) that existed during the 2000s. The "Structure" chapter contains
Spetsnaz
1980s class of Soviet/Russian guided-missile anti-submarine destroyer
September 2025). "Navy forces land at Franz Josef Land as part of exercise Zapad-2025". Barents Observer. Retrieved 16 September 2025. "The Russian Navy
Udaloy-class_destroyer
et les secrets de Val Verde, and the TV series, Supercarrier. Veyshnoria Zapad 2017 Fictional East European state created for a joint Russo-Belarusian
List of fictional countries set on Earth
List_of_fictional_countries_set_on_Earth
Camino de Santiago pilgrimage routes starting in Portugal
off then: My journey along the Camino de Santiago. New York: Free Press. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4165-5387-8. Costa, António Carvalho da (1706). "Da Villa de
Portuguese_Way
List of fantasy books
V. Grigoryeva and V. I. Grushetskij and I. B. Grinshpun (poems) Severo-Zapad 5-7183-0003-8, 5-352-00312-4 (Azbuka) Russian Властители Колец Vlastiteli
List of translations of The Lord of the Rings
List_of_translations_of_The_Lord_of_the_Rings
Russian military parade
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2025 Moscow Victory Day Parade
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Class of air-cushioned landing craft of Soviet design
are two vessels in the Russian Navy and four with the Hellenic Navy. In 2009 China placed an order for four vessels from Ukraine as part of a deal worth
Zubr-class_LCAC
Family of reconnaissance drones
Filipino company. It took part in the large-scale Russian-Belarusian exercise Zapad in September 2021. On 13 March 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defence released
IAI_Searcher
River in Croatia
Hrvatska elektroprivreda, http://www.hep.hr/proizvodnja/osnovni/hidroelektrane/zapad/default.aspx Archived 2016-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Hrvatska elektroprivreda
Gacka
Slovak sports club
Stano (2008) Ivan Galád (2008–09) Vladimír Koník (1 Jul 2009 – 13 Nov 2009) Adrián Guľa (14 Nov 2009 – 30 Jun 2013) Ľubomír Nosický (1 Jul 2013 – 8 Sep 2013)
AS_Trenčín
Combined military forces of the People's Republic of China
weapons and was far more advanced than U.S. officials realized." During the Zapad 2021 joint strategic exercise, most of the gear comprised novel Chinese
People's_Liberation_Army
European Commission since 2024
India's close cooperation with Russia, including its participation in the Zapad 2025 military exercise. On 28 October 2025, Kaja Kallas and Hadja Lahbib
Von_der_Leyen_Commission_II
the death of Russian tax accountant Sergei Magnitsky in a Moscow prison in 2009 by prohibiting their entry to the US and use of its banking system and also
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian war
International_sanctions_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war
Expressway in Slovakia
construction since 2009 and were handed over for use on 28 October 2011. The first section; 12.59 kilometres (7.82 mi) long between Nitra–západ – Selenec, for
R1_expressway_(Slovakia)
Czech writer (1933–2019)
blízka i z daleka bez růžových brýlí,[5] Annonce 2009 - pozorování a úvahy z cest Vlast naše Západ,[6] Euroslavica 2011 - výběr z úvah a esejů "Přímluva
Luděk_Frýbort
Son of Alexander Lukashenko (born 2004)
2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Parfitt, Tom (5 April 2009). "Belarus squirms as son accompanies dictator to meetings". The Guardian
Nikolai_Lukashenko
Ukrainian politician and military leader
social-nationalism" was the ideology of Patriot of Ukraine. During his speech at a 2009 general meeting of the party he said: "How then can we describe our enemy
Andriy_Biletsky
Global inflation following the COVID-19 pandemic
the country nearly continuously since 1955, suffered its worst loss since 2009, as voters grappled with rising housing costs and inflation. India's Bharatiya
2021–2023_inflation_surge
Economic downturn in Germany
circumventing the debt brake (German: Schuldenbremse), a fiscal rule implemented in 2009 to limit the budget deficit to only 0.35% of GDP and cap the debt that federal
German economic crisis (2022–present)
German_economic_crisis_(2022–present)
Basketball league
Sezona: 2017-2018". srbijasport.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018. "Prva RL Zapad Sezona: 2017-2018". srbijasport.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018. "Prva RL Sever:
First Regional Basketball League
First_Regional_Basketball_League
Ongoing process of Ukraine joining the EU
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Accession of Ukraine to the European Union
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Russian politician (born 1955)
Russia's most prestigious state award: Hero of the Russian Federation. In March 2009, he proposed a law that would criminalize criticism of Soviet military tactics
Sergei_Shoigu
Ukrainian politician and boxer (born 1971)
2009. "Dominant Klitschko beats Arreola". BBC Sport. 27 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
Vitali_Klitschko
Pen name of Nikolay Daniilovich Perumov
and renamed Кольцо Тьмы (The Ring of Darkness) was published by Severo-Zapad, which paid Perumov a small sum of $300.[citation needed] The Ring of Darkness
Nick_Perumov
Denmark–Canada amicable border dispute
November 20, 2009. "Satellite imagery moves Hans Island boundary: report". CBC News. The Canadian Press. July 26, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2009. "Arctic
Whisky_War
Bulgarian singer (born 1978)
but also the idea of the freedom to be yourself.] Haj-Najafa, D. (12 May 2009). "Kitsch of the Day, Azis i Ustata's 'Tochno Sega'". The New York Times
Azis
Bilateral relations
reduction. The two sides briefed each other on the upcoming Russian/Belarusian Zapad 2017 exercise, and NATO's Exercise Trident Javelin 2017. In early March
Russia–NATO_relations
Type of vehicle
Integrated Light-Force Deployment Assembly (MATILDA) Nerekhta UGV, appeared at Zapad 2021 during Belarus-Russia exercise Nova 5 Remotec ANDROS F6A Ripsaw MS1
Unmanned_ground_vehicle
1st-tier 2. liga: 2nd-tier 3. liga: 3rd-tier Západ: West Východ: East 4. liga: 4th-tier Bratislava Západ: West Stred: Central Východ: East 5. liga: 5th-tier
List of association football competitions
List_of_association_football_competitions
Russia-based ice hockey league
(Russian: Кубок Победителю конференции Запад, Kubok Pobeditelyu konferentsii Zapad). The KHL presents annual awards to its most successful players. The KHL
Kontinental_Hockey_League
Li'l Abner Lubenia: opponent state created for the joint Russo-Belarusian Zapad 2017 exercise. Supports Veyshnoria in its struggle for independence. The
List of fictional European countries
List_of_fictional_European_countries
diplomata, ktorý bol blízko / Niekoľko faktov pre tých, ktorí veria, že Západ prekazil mier na Ukrajine" [The view of a diplomat who was close / A few
Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present)
Soviet/Russian infantry fighting vehicle
The BMP-3 B-19 took part in the large-scale Russian-Belarusian exercise Zapad in September 2021. In 2022, Russia started to promote to the international
BMP-3
Away/Stars Do Not Go Down (Soviet 1971) - Sovscope 70 Sever, yug, vostok, zapad (Vsegda Nacheku)/North, South, East, West/Always on the Alert (North, South
List_of_70_mm_films
original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022. Marson, James (25 May 2009). "Putin to the West: Hands off Ukraine". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived
Disinformation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disinformation_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
President of Belarus since 1994
Belarusian military relations during the military drills that were part of the Zapad 2017 exercise. In August 2018, Lukashenko fired his prime minister, Andrei
Alexander_Lukashenko
Bosnian Serb politician (born 1959)
Intervene. "Dodik ponovno veličao Karadžića i Mladića, napadao Schmidta i Zapad". N1 HR. 4 February 2024. "Za razliku od Milorada Dodika, njegova supruga
Milorad_Dodik
Ukrainian founder of volunteer ambulance corps
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Guided missile cruiser in service from 1983 to 2022
Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta for the occasion. In 2008 and 2009, she visited the Mediterranean and participated in naval drills with the
Russian_cruiser_Moskva
Multi-purpose stadium in Zagreb, Croatia
1944" (in Croatian). Sve o sportu. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010. "Statistika utakmica reprezentacije; Jugoslavija-Bugarska
Stadion_Kranjčevićeva
OblastС 1990 года - - - - - - - ЕЯ - - - 699 Zapad Oblast 01.10.1929—27.09.1937 ЗАПАД ЗА - - - - - - - - - - Zapad-Siberian Krai 30.07.1930—28.09.1937 З.СИБИРЬ
Vehicle registration plates of the Soviet Union
Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_Soviet_Union
City in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
about one million, notably within the large residential area called "Severo-Zapad" ("North-West"). With the market reforms of the 1990s, there was an increase
Chelyabinsk
Slovak politician (born 1979)
SME (in Slovak). 10 June 2024. "Ľuboš Blaha je opäť na návšteve Ruska. Západ prehráva a Rusko víťazí, vyhlásil". STVR (in Slovak). 6 March 2025. Hanus
Ľuboš_Blaha
Term referring to heightened tensions in the 21st century
Pulaski Foundation senior fellow Stanisław Koziej, attributed the Russia's Zapad 2017 exercise in Belarus as part of the new Cold War between Russia and
Second_Cold_War
Financial crisis beginning after the invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions
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Economic consequences of the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
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Neighbourhood of Zagreb
Lučko is a settlement in the Novi Zagreb - zapad district of the city of Zagreb, located south of the Sava and southwest of the city center. Lučko is
Lučko
Town in Zagreb County, Croatia
Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-07. "Televizija Zapad - O nama". www.zapad.tv. Archived from the original on 2018-11-28. Retrieved
Zaprešić
Bilateral relations
"NATO-Ukraine Commission". Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2009. "15 years of Distinctive Partnership between NATO and Ukraine"
Ukraine–NATO_relations
Formation of the United States Army
to coincide with the duration of the joint Russian/Belarusian strategic Zapad 2017 exercise that began 14 September 2017. In November 2017, 2-503rd Infantry
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