Two Russian servicemen died in western Belarus near the Polish border on Friday during joint airborne exercises with Minsk.
The Russian defence ministry said in a statement quoted by Russian news agencies that the two soldiers' parachutes failed to function properly "due to a sudden strong gust of wind" during their jumps.
"Despite the efforts of doctors, the two Russian servicemen under contract to the army succumbed to their injuries," the statement added.
The victims were part of a group of 250
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