Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported that the country has begun to check the combat readiness of the armed forces. The events are organized on behalf of President Alexander Lukashenko under the leadership of the Belarusian Security Council Secretariat.
According to the Ministry of Defense, during the inspection, they will have to determine how well commanders are able to manage subordinate military units and subunits, as well as the readiness of the units themselves to perform their tasks. .
“The measurements are complex in nature and will determine the ability of commanders to manage subordinate military units and sub-units when brought to the highest levels of combat readiness, as well as the readiness of military units to perform tasks .for their destination on time,” the news service said in a statement.
At the time of the inspection, the movement of vehicles on public roads may be limited due to the planned movement of equipment, said the Ministry of Defense.
A sudden verification of the combat readiness of Belarusian troops was also carried out on December 13, 2022. Against the background of increased military-political cooperation between Russia and Belarus, a number of military experts suggested that Minsk could start participating in the hostilities in Ukraine. In June of last year, Lukashenko address to Putin with a request for help in converting Belarusian military aircraft so that they can carry nuclear warheads. Then, the Belarusian president said he was “very concerned about the training flights of American and NATO aircraft, which are preparing to carry nuclear warheads and nuclear charges”. On March 25, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia will complete the construction of a tactical nuclear weapons storage facility on the territory of Belarus on July 1, 2023.
