{"id":179832,"date":"2026-03-18T12:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/179832\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:34:10","slug":"deputy-interior-minister-highlights-internal-troops-role-in-suppressing-protests","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/179832\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy interior minister highlights internal troops\u2019 role in suppressing protests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/karpenkov-vv-mvd-wagner-1128.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/karpenkov-vv-mvd-wagner-1128.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/karpenkov-vv-mvd-wagner-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/karpenkov-vv-mvd-wagner-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/karpenkov-vv-mvd-wagner-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/karpenkov-vv-mvd-wagner-1128-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Mika\u0142aj Karpianko\u016d \n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Internal troops&#039; Telegram channel)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 18, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Special units of Belarus&#8217; internal troops received new grenade launchers, anti-tank guided missiles, flamethrowers, large-caliber machine guns and armored personnel carriers, Deputy Interior Minister Mika\u0142aj Karpianko\u016d has told the state-run media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are refining our organizational and staffing structure with the regional military and political situation in mind,\u201d he said, adding that protests in Georgia, Serbia and Iran demonstrated that \u201cprofessional, well-armed and mobile special units are most effective in countering provocations and neutralizing the leaders of mass unrest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special units account for 35 percent of all internal troops\u2019 personnel, said Karpianko\u016d, who oversees the forces. Currently, 13 such units are in operation and \u201csuccessfully carry out tasks related to criminal policing, counterterrorism and counterextremism, while providing security in small towns and border settlements,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka employed internal troops to suppress peaceful protests against election fraud in 2020. Karpianko\u016d was promoted in November 2020 to deputy interior minister and commander of the internal troops after overseeing brutal attacks on protesters. The European Union and other democratic countries sanctioned him over human rights abuses. <\/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\/2026\/03\/uczenia-mvd-vv-14-03-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uczenia-mvd-vv-14-03-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uczenia-mvd-vv-14-03-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uczenia-mvd-vv-14-03-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uczenia-mvd-vv-14-03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uczenia-mvd-vv-14-03.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/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\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Internal troops, riot police hold a search and destroy drill outside Minsk<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 14, Pozirk. Internal troops and riot police officers held a drill at the number 3310 police brigade base in Akolica, Minsk region, to improve their skills in conducting search and destroy operations, reported the Internal Troops. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka employed &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/179379\">\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>March 18, Pozirk. Special units of Belarus&#8217; internal troops received new grenade launchers, anti-tank guided missiles, flamethrowers, large-caliber machine guns and armored personnel carriers, Deputy Interior Minister Mika\u0142aj Karpianko\u016d has told the state-run media. \u201cWe are refining our organizational and staffing structure with the regional military and political situation in mind,\u201d he said, adding that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":66370,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-179832","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Deputy interior minister highlights internal troops\u2019 role in suppressing protests | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"March 18, Pozirk. 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