A new batch of upgraded T-72B3 tanks was solemnly handed over to the 969th Tank Reserve Base of the Belarusian army in the 174th Air Defense and Air Force exercise area on 2 June. Belarusian Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Andrei Ravkov, representatives of the Defense Ministry and army units, and a delegation sent by the Russian defense company Uralvagonzavod took part in the ceremony.