{"id":175980,"date":"2026-02-17T11:56:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T08:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175980\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"officials-holding-four-day-mobilization-drill-across-belarus-2","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175980\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials holding four-day mobilization drill across Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mobilizacija_minoborony_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mobilizacija_minoborony_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mobilizacija_minoborony_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mobilizacija_minoborony_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mobilizacija_minoborony_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mobilizacija_minoborony_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(vayar.mil.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 17, <\/strong><em><strong>Pozirk.<\/strong> <\/em>The heads of Belarus\u2019 regional executive committees have launched a four-day mobilization drill for officials that will last until February 20, the defense ministry\u2019s press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exercises aim to enhance coordination between local authorities in forming territorial troops and people\u2019s militia units, it noted.\u00a0Theoretical and practical training sessions are planned in all regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar drills were held in October 2025 and October 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Territorial troops, an auxiliary part of the Armed Forces, are formed in times of war or military-political tension of reservists with military training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin announced that territorial defense \u201cis being transformed from a support system into a full-fledged combat one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian army is regularly conducting drills amid tensions with the West and Russia\u2019s full-scale war against Ukraine, in which Minsk supports Moscow.<\/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\/2024\/01\/bmp_minoborony_1128x752_20240123-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bmp_minoborony_1128x752_20240123-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bmp_minoborony_1128x752_20240123-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bmp_minoborony_1128x752_20240123-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bmp_minoborony_1128x752_20240123-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bmp_minoborony_1128x752_20240123.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                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Military units drill against sabotage groups, drone threats in western Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 16, Pozirk. Several military units of the Western Operational Command have been placed on a combat readiness alert as part of the ongoing drill, the defense ministry\u2019s press office reports. The units will focus on improving survivability during active &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/175798\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 17, Pozirk. The heads of Belarus\u2019 regional executive committees have launched a four-day mobilization drill for officials that will last until February 20, the defense ministry\u2019s press office reports. The exercises aim to enhance coordination between local authorities in forming territorial troops and people\u2019s militia units, it noted.\u00a0Theoretical and practical training sessions are planned [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":158809,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-175980","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>Officials holding four-day mobilization drill across Belarus | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 17, Pozirk. 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