{"id":1521,"date":"2023-08-07T12:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1521"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"belarusian-military-holding-drills-near-poland-lithuania","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/1521\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian military holding drills near Poland, Lithuania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 7,&nbsp;<em>BPN<\/em>.<\/strong>&nbsp;A command and staff exercise involving the 6th Independent Mechanized Brigade have started on August 7 in the Hrodna region and at the Ho\u017ea training ground, defense ministry&#8217;s press office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drill focusing on &#8220;unit management\u201d across the battlefield is taking place near the Belarusian border with Poland and Lithuania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ongoing Russia&#8217;s war on Ukraine, including extensive use of unmanned aerial vehicles as well as close coordination of tank and motorized rifle units with other units served as the basis for the drill, the ministry noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Servicemen will also undergo medical training involving the evacuation of the wounded, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drill is taking place amid military and political tension between Belarus and neighboring European Union countries. The Baltic States and Poland are stepping up border security, citing growing threats of provocations at their shared borders with Belarus where Russian mercenaries are stationed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka admitted that Belarus participated in Russia&#8217;s war on Ukraine, but said it was &#8220;not killing anyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 7,&nbsp;BPN.&nbsp;A command and staff exercise involving the 6th Independent Mechanized Brigade have started on August 7 in the Hrodna region and at the Ho\u017ea training ground, defense ministry&#8217;s press office reported. The drill focusing on &#8220;unit management\u201d across the battlefield is taking place near the Belarusian border with Poland and Lithuania. 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