{"id":184927,"date":"2026-04-25T13:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/184927\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T13:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:36:15","slug":"slonim-based-unit-receives-upgraded-t-72-main-battle-tanks","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/184927\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u0142onim-based unit receives upgraded T-72 main battle tanks"},"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\/tanki_t72bm2_minoborony_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tanki_t72bm2_minoborony_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tanki_t72bm2_minoborony_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tanki_t72bm2_minoborony_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tanki_t72bm2_minoborony_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tanki_t72bm2_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 25, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The S\u0142onim-based tank unit of the 11<sup>th<\/sup> Detached Guards Mechanized Brigade has received T-72BM2 main battle tanks, the defense ministry reported without specifying the company that performed the upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry noted that the company operates under the authority of the State Defense Industry Committee. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upgrade includes a multi-channel gunner\u2019s sight to improve fire efficiency, state-of-the-art thermal imaging devices, explosive reactive armor, counter HEAT side screens and improvements to the commander\u2019s fire control system. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vadzim Ilnicki, commander of the 11<sup>th<\/sup> Detached Guards Mechanized Brigade, said that the upgraded tanks \u201care up to standard of a modern combined arms battle.\u201d He stressed that this is only the first batch of improved equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe combat vehicles are equipped with new fire control capabilities, new radios and enhanced engines that enables the tanks to travel faster,\u201d he is quoted as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 11<sup>th<\/sup> brigade is stationed some 100 kilometers east of the Polish border, 110 kilometers southwest of the Lithuanian border and about 125 kilometers north of the Ukrainian border.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 25, Pozirk. The S\u0142onim-based tank unit of the 11th Detached Guards Mechanized Brigade has received T-72BM2 main battle tanks, the defense ministry reported without specifying the company that performed the upgrade. The ministry noted that the company operates under the authority of the State Defense Industry Committee. &nbsp; The upgrade includes a multi-channel gunner\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":184914,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-184927","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>S\u0142onim-based unit receives upgraded T-72 main battle tanks | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 25, Pozirk. 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