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MINSK, 28 June (BelTA) – A squadron of multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) Polonez has been deployed to cover sections of the state border as part of the ongoing inspection of the Belarusian army, the Defense Ministry told BelTA.
Belarus’ Armed Forces continue undergoing a snap inspection of combat readiness. The Defense Ministry said that MRLS Polonez units have also been deployed to cover sections of the state border.
Asked whether the unit is ready to carry out missions within the framework of the snap inspection the MRLS Polonez squadron commanding officer noted that the unit had been put on combat duty with full combat ammunition loads.
“In accordance with the complicated existing situation near the State Border of the Republic of Belarus and in accordance with the assigned mission the squadron moved to the designated area with a full combat ammunition allotment and has assumed combat duty targeting assigned facilities. We are ready to carry out missile strikes at targets up to 300km away within 20 minutes,” the unit’s commanding officer said.
BelTA reported earlier that units of the Ukrainian army, including special operations forces and special units of the Central Intelligence Office of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, which are located in the responsibility area of the Zhitomir branch of Ukraine’s border service, have been recently reinforced. According to the State Border Committee, border guard personnel of the Mozyr branch of the State Border Committee of Belarus used combat weapons and jamming solutions to stop the violation of the air space by a quadcopter flying from Ukraine’s territory deep into the Republic of Belarus on 26 June. Apart from that, the day before a Belarusian border patrol found a stash with components for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the course of operating procedures in the same direction. Containers with two kilograms of plastic-based explosive, fuse actuators, fuses, and detonators were found.
BelTA also reported earlier that the State Border Committee possesses information that there are units of the so-called Russian Volunteer Corps in the responsibility area of the Zhitomir border service branch in Ukraine. The units have been reconnoitering the terrain and performing active intelligence-gathering activities, including by approaching the Belarusian border.
Belarusian border service patrols at the Ukrainian border have been reinforced. Actions meant to ensure border security are being taken in tight collaboration with units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus to prevent an aggravation of the situation at the border and prevent provocations. All the provocations will be stopped immediately by agencies in charge of ensuring national security.
