Photo courtesy of the Belarusian Defense Ministry's news agency Vayar
MINSK, 26 January (BelTA) – A snap inspection of the Armed Forces authorized by the Belarus president continues. Military personnel of the 19th mechanized brigade have completed qualification shoots, BelTA learned from Sergei Kuprik, Advisor to the State Secretary of the Security Council.
Sergei Kuprik noted that military personnel of the 19th independent mechanized brigade are busy performing qualification shoots using infantry fighting vehicles, small arms, and grenade launchers.
“On the whole, [the military personnel] demonstrate quite good results. Snipers have already completed the shoots and have earned good marks,” the advisor to the state secretary of the Security Council noted.
Asked whether the military personnel are shown some leniency due to weather conditions, Sergei Kuprik underlined that the weather should not interfere with their missions. “Military personnel should be ready to carry out missions in any weather conditions regardless of whether it is hot or cold,” he added.
BelTA reported earlier that the large-scale inspection of the Armed Forces authorized by the Belarus president began on 16 January. Aleksandr Lukashenko closely follows its progress. A new system has been worked out to enable the president to place military units on combat alert without involving the Defense Ministry and the General Staff. The primary goal of this inspection is to see an objective picture. This is why the steps are sudden.
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