LEPEL DISTRICT, 30 January (BelTA) - One phase of the snap inspection of the Armed Forces, conducted on the president’s order, has been completed, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich told the media on 30 January, BelTA has learned.
He also decorated the soldiers who had excelled during the inspection.
“Today, one phase of the snap inspection of the Armed Forces, conducted on the order of the president, has been completed. This stage included checking the combat readiness and combat capability of the 19th Separate Mechanized Brigade in fulfilling tasks according to its combat designation. The inspection took place under challenging weather conditions – severe frost, snow, and freezing rain. This affected the progress of completing the assigned tasks and control exercises. However, the brigade’s personnel successfully fulfilled the task set by the president. They worked through all the issues put forth for inspection: bringing to combat readiness, loading material resources, conducting a march over rough terrain, moving into an assembly area where control exercises in combat training subjects were conducted. The results the servicemen demonstrated are positive,” Aleksandr Volfovich said.
He added that the final element of testing the brigadeэs combat readiness was passing endurance standards. “The personnel conducted a forced march on foot with full equipment and weapons. The troops demonstrated endurance, cohesion, and high morale. I conveyed the president’s words of gratitude to the personnel. If all inspected military units show such results, then we have nothing to fear from any enemy. Europeans would be unable to fight under such conditions; they are simply not prepared for it, whereas Belarusian soldiers are capable of fulfilling their tasks under any conditions. It is the duty of those in uniform to defend their beloved Republic of Belarus,” the state secretary emphasized.
He pointed out that a detailed analysis of the inspection is still forthcoming. “At the same time, the Commander-in-Chief was interested in the progress of the inspection every day, giving instructions and adjusting certain events as needed. Yesterday, he received a detailed report on the completion of this stage of the inspection,” the state secretary said.
Aleksandr Volfovich added that similar inspections will be conducted in other military units: “Who is next - I don’t even know myself. Only the president knows.”
He also decorated the soldiers who had excelled during the inspection.
As BelTA previously reported, a large-scale inspection of the Armed Forces on the instructions of the head of state began on 16 January. Aleksandr Lukashenko is personally monitoring its progress. A new system has been implemented that allows the president to directly place military units on combat readiness, circumventing the Defense Ministry and the General Staff. The main aim of these inspections is to gain an objective assessment. This is precisely why they are carried out without prior notice.
Photos by Vitaly Pivovarchik
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