{"id":183919,"date":"2026-04-16T14:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183919\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:26:27","slug":"belarus-rcb-defense-unit-holding-decontamination-drill","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183919\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 RCB defense unit holding decontamination drill"},"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\/2026\/04\/rhbz_minoborony_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rhbz_minoborony_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rhbz_minoborony_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rhbz_minoborony_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rhbz_minoborony_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rhbz_minoborony_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(MoD)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 16, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>A radiological, chemical and biological defense unit based in Staryja Darohi, Minsk region, is holding a drill under the command of Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d Starko\u016d, chief of the RCB Defense Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Troops are training to deploy decontamination points, perform decontamination and implement isolation and access restriction measures. Soldiers are also learning to use unmanned aerial vehicles for reconnaissance and aerosol screening, the defense ministry reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus\u2019 armed forces have been conducting drills more frequently since the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in March 2022.<\/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\/04\/minoborony-naumenko-9-04-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/minoborony-naumenko-9-04-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/minoborony-naumenko-9-04-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/minoborony-naumenko-9-04-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/minoborony-naumenko-9-04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/minoborony-naumenko-9-04.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\">Northwestern Operational Command brigade holds command staff exercise<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 9, Pozirk. Deputy Defense Minister Alaksandar Na\u016dmienka inspected a brigade under the Northwestern Operational Command (NOC) on April 9 to observe a command staff exercise focusing on tactic, the defense ministry reported without disclosing the location and the unit\u2019s &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/182976\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 16, Pozirk. A radiological, chemical and biological defense unit based in Staryja Darohi, Minsk region, is holding a drill under the command of Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d Starko\u016d, chief of the RCB Defense Forces. Troops are training to deploy decontamination points, perform decontamination and implement isolation and access restriction measures. Soldiers are also learning to use unmanned [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":183915,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-183919","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>Belarus\u2019 RCB defense unit holding decontamination drill | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 16, Pozirk. 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