MINSK, 13 March (BelTA) – The snap combat readiness inspection of the Armed Forces approved by the order of the head of state has been completed, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich told journalists, BelTA has learned.
“Today, the snap inspection of the Armed Forces, approved by the order of the head of state, has been completed. I want to say that over these two months a wide range of activities has been carried out, and a broad spectrum of issues related to the combat readiness and capability of the Armed Forces to perform their assigned tasks has been examined,” Aleksandr Volfovich noted.
He pointed out that over the course of two months, both army units of the ground forces and the Air Force and Air Defense Forces were subjected to inspection. “First and foremost, the units of permanent readiness and rapid-response units were inspected. We examined how capable they are of bringing themselves to combat readiness in the shortest possible time, completing their staffing, replenishing material reserves, and deploying to designated areas. By the way, these were not the areas they usually deploy to, but new and unfamiliar ones. We worked through the procedures for bringing weapons and military equipment to combat readiness, conducting marches, and also checked the quality and ability to carry out tasks, how the experience of the special military operation and other military conflicts currently unfolding in the world was taken into account, how all this has been implemented in combat-training programs, and how ready and capable the Armed Forces are of ensuring the protection of our sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the state secretary noted.
In addition, together with officials from the State Control Committee, a large number of bases, arsenals, and depots storing material reserves for wartime needs, as well as equipment kept in storage, were inspected. “We examined the condition of this equipment, how well it meets its tactical and technical characteristics, whether it is ready to conduct a march and fulfill its intended tasks, and how capable the personnel of the bases and arsenals are of bringing stored equipment to the required level of readiness within established timeframes,” Aleksandr Volfovich said.
The results of the inspection will undergo thorough analysis. “There are certain materials, there is much to consider and analyze. Yesterday I reported in detail to the head of state on the completion of one of the largest stages: the inspection of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces, and on the results of the live-fire exercises. The president was interested in everything. The head of state instructed us to analyze the results of this inspection in detail: what worked, what did not, what needs attention, and what must be corrected to improve the quality of combat training of the Armed Forces. Today, officials of the State Secretariat of the Security Council and everyone involved in the inspection are gathering and summarizing the materials. Problematic issues will be studied in detail; we will determine what needs to be corrected and what changes must be made to regulatory legal documents regarding the readiness and training of our Armed Forces, as well as to combat-training programs,” the state secretary noted.
After the analysis is completed, materials will be prepared for a report to the head of state, and it will be proposed to conduct, under his leadership, a detailed review of the inspection with the presentation of the main problematic issues to the leadership of the Armed Forces and other structures of the national security system. “At the same time, the head of state made it clear yesterday that this does not mean inspections of the Armed Forces and other structures of the national security system will no longer be conducted. In the future, they will be inspected on a planned basis. The Armed Forces will be checked for the elimination of the problematic issues that were uncovered,” Aleksandr Volfovich emphasized.
BelTA reported earlier that the large-scale inspection of the Armed Forces began on 16 January upon instructions from the Belarus president. The primary goal is to see an objective picture, the real state of the troops, and evaluate actions of the military personnel. This is why the events are sudden. The key peculiarity of the inspection is the way it is organized. The head of state puts military units on alert without involving the Defense Ministry and the General Staff.
“Today, the snap inspection of the Armed Forces, approved by the order of the head of state, has been completed. I want to say that over these two months a wide range of activities has been carried out, and a broad spectrum of issues related to the combat readiness and capability of the Armed Forces to perform their assigned tasks has been examined,” Aleksandr Volfovich noted.
He pointed out that over the course of two months, both army units of the ground forces and the Air Force and Air Defense Forces were subjected to inspection. “First and foremost, the units of permanent readiness and rapid-response units were inspected. We examined how capable they are of bringing themselves to combat readiness in the shortest possible time, completing their staffing, replenishing material reserves, and deploying to designated areas. By the way, these were not the areas they usually deploy to, but new and unfamiliar ones. We worked through the procedures for bringing weapons and military equipment to combat readiness, conducting marches, and also checked the quality and ability to carry out tasks, how the experience of the special military operation and other military conflicts currently unfolding in the world was taken into account, how all this has been implemented in combat-training programs, and how ready and capable the Armed Forces are of ensuring the protection of our sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the state secretary noted.
In addition, together with officials from the State Control Committee, a large number of bases, arsenals, and depots storing material reserves for wartime needs, as well as equipment kept in storage, were inspected. “We examined the condition of this equipment, how well it meets its tactical and technical characteristics, whether it is ready to conduct a march and fulfill its intended tasks, and how capable the personnel of the bases and arsenals are of bringing stored equipment to the required level of readiness within established timeframes,” Aleksandr Volfovich said.
The results of the inspection will undergo thorough analysis. “There are certain materials, there is much to consider and analyze. Yesterday I reported in detail to the head of state on the completion of one of the largest stages: the inspection of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces, and on the results of the live-fire exercises. The president was interested in everything. The head of state instructed us to analyze the results of this inspection in detail: what worked, what did not, what needs attention, and what must be corrected to improve the quality of combat training of the Armed Forces. Today, officials of the State Secretariat of the Security Council and everyone involved in the inspection are gathering and summarizing the materials. Problematic issues will be studied in detail; we will determine what needs to be corrected and what changes must be made to regulatory legal documents regarding the readiness and training of our Armed Forces, as well as to combat-training programs,” the state secretary noted.
After the analysis is completed, materials will be prepared for a report to the head of state, and it will be proposed to conduct, under his leadership, a detailed review of the inspection with the presentation of the main problematic issues to the leadership of the Armed Forces and other structures of the national security system. “At the same time, the head of state made it clear yesterday that this does not mean inspections of the Armed Forces and other structures of the national security system will no longer be conducted. In the future, they will be inspected on a planned basis. The Armed Forces will be checked for the elimination of the problematic issues that were uncovered,” Aleksandr Volfovich emphasized.
BelTA reported earlier that the large-scale inspection of the Armed Forces began on 16 January upon instructions from the Belarus president. The primary goal is to see an objective picture, the real state of the troops, and evaluate actions of the military personnel. This is why the events are sudden. The key peculiarity of the inspection is the way it is organized. The head of state puts military units on alert without involving the Defense Ministry and the General Staff.
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