{"id":149237,"date":"2025-08-01T16:37:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T13:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/149237\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"special-operation-forces-involved-in-fighting-drones-at-the-border-commander-says","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/149237\/","title":{"rendered":"Special operation forces involved in fighting drones at the border, commander says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 1, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarus\u2019 Special Operations Forces (SOF) are \u201ccarrying out tasks to protect border sections,\u201d including fighting drones, Commander Vadzim Dzienisienka told reporters on August 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn the one hand, this is an unusual task for us, but on the other hand, we have performed it since 2022,\u201d the defense ministry quoted the general as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday, we show many new capabilities, such as using and downing drones. This is becoming the main type of Armed Forces operations. We are training drone operators. They are an entirely new category of military personnel who take separate training,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dron_minoborony_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dron_minoborony_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dron_minoborony_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dron_minoborony_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dron_minoborony_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dron_minoborony_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Security, \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka lauds Belarus\u2019 \u201cpeaceful sky\u201d days after drone incident over Minsk<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 31, Pozirk. Belarus has managed to preserve &quot;a peaceful sky&quot; despite being &quot;located on one of the most dangerous fault lines of global confrontation\u201d over the past four years, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has told diplomats two days after a drone &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/149043\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 1, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 Special Operations Forces (SOF) are \u201ccarrying out tasks to protect border sections,\u201d including fighting drones, Commander Vadzim Dzienisienka told reporters on August 1. \u201cOn the one hand, this is an unusual task for us, but on the other hand, we have performed it since 2022,\u201d the defense ministry quoted the general [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":148668,"template":"","rubric":[14,30],"class_list":["post-149237","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Special operation forces involved in fighting drones at the border, commander says | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 1, Pozirk. 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