The military participating in the inspection “must move as quickly as possible to the designated zones, install mechanical equipment there and organize their security and defense”
A surprise inspection of the armed forces of Belarus aimed at assessing their ability to guarantee the country’s security began today on the orders of President Alexander Lukashenko, the Ministry of Defense announced.
The soldiers participating in the inspection “must move as quickly as possible to the designated zones, install mechanical equipment there and organize their security and defense,” the ministry said in a statement, which did not specify the number of soldiers. , nor the vehicles concerned by this surprise inspection.
They should also practice placing temporary bridges across the Neman River, which flows through Belarus, Russia and Lithuania, and the Berezina River, according to the same source.
Russia’s ally Belarus was used as a rear base by Russian forces in their offensive against Ukraine in late February, but the Belarusian military has so far not taken part in fighting on Ukrainian soil.
In mid-October, Belarus and Russia had announced the creation of a joint military force, which, however, has only a “defense” purpose, according to Minsk.
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