Aleksandr Tishchenko
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MINSK, 9 December (BelTA) – Despite the development of missile production and unmanned aviation, weapons such as assault rifles and machine guns will not lose their relevance, national security expert Aleksandr Tishchenko said in the latest episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel.
Discussing the development of the domestic defense industry, the expert noted that conventional weapons should not be discounted. Despite the advancement of unmanned aviation and missile weaponry, the conflict in Ukraine shows that equipping the army with assault rifles, machine guns, and ammunition for them remains crucial. “As the Ukraine conflict has shown, there was a shortage of the simplest things at certain stages of the war: ammunition, machine guns, assault rifles, body armor, helmets, uniform. Even when mobilizing someone there, they spend additional funds to clothe and arm people,” Aleksandr Tishchenko emphasized.
In his opinion, the Belarusian military-industrial complex is successfully developing in terms of providing the army with conventional weapons: “We have both the weaponry and the ammunition that allow fully equipping our forces and establishing stockpiles.”
Furthermore, the expert stressed that precisely these types of weapons play a primary role in defending the state from potential aggression. “We are not going to hand out missiles to everyone, aren’t we? There is territorial defense, there is infantry. Therefore, assault rifles and machine guns are needed to fire from any available cover, be it a tree or a bush,” Aleksandr Tishchenko added.
Speaking about the development of unmanned aviation, he noted that a significant part of Belarus’ territory is covered by forests. Consequently, drones may turn out to be far less effective than in the steppes of Ukraine. “Yes, we need to have them. But to think that this is the key to solving all combat problems would be a mistake,” the expert concluded.
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