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August 17, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Belarusian army is preparing to repel potential enemy attacks and wage war, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin told Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka on August 13, but the state-run media have aired the report on the closed meeting only today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regular drills and conscript call-ups are part of the Armed Forces\u2019 preparations for military action, he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI understand that this issue [a surprise enemy attack] is of great concern, but it is our main task, and that of the army in general, to be ready to repel enemy aggression,\u201d the official stressed weeks ahead of the major Belarusian-Russian Zapad-2025 exercise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drill scheduled to take place in Belarus on September 12-16 would involve training in planning the use of nuclear weapons and Russia\u2019s Oreshnik hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missiles, Chrenin said earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus frequently conducts drills amid tensions with the West and Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, in which Minsk supports the Kremlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February 2022, Russian troops invaded Ukraine from Belarusian territory following joint maneuvers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read: Military ideology chief denounces West\u2019s \u201cterrorist practices\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

August 17, Pozirk. The Belarusian army is preparing to repel potential enemy attacks and wage war, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin told Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka on August 13, but the state-run media have aired the report on the closed meeting only today. Regular drills and conscript call-ups are part of the Armed Forces\u2019 preparations for military […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":151519,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-151549","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDefense minister says army preparing for war | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 17, Pozirk. 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