{"id":45248,"date":"2023-01-09T18:40:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T15:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/tank-battalion-sent-to-minsk-region-in-a-drill\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"tank-battalion-sent-to-minsk-region-in-a-drill","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/45248\/","title":{"rendered":"Tank battalion sent to Minsk region in a drill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>January 9, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> Belarusian military commanders have sent a main battle tank battalion of the 19th Separate Mechanized Brigade from its base in&nbsp;Zas\u0142onava, Viciebsk region, to Barysa\u016d, Minsk region, for exercises. <\/p>\n<p> \u201cTank crews are driving to the 227th combined arms training ground, where the control exercises will be held,\u201d the defense ministry\u2019s press office said.<\/p>\n<p> The 7th engineering regiment (Barysa\u016d) set up a pontoon crossing over the River Biarezina for the tanks, it added.<\/p>\n<p>The drills are&nbsp;taking place amid a national drive to verify draft-age Belarusians\u2019 data and Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine. The Belarusian leadership supports the Kremlin in its aggression, but&nbsp;officials deny that the Belarusian army has&nbsp;participated in battles alongside Russian troops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 9, BPN. Belarusian military commanders have sent a main battle tank battalion of the 19th Separate Mechanized Brigade from its base in&nbsp;Zas\u0142onava, Viciebsk region, to Barysa\u016d, Minsk region, for exercises. \u201cTank crews are driving to the 227th combined arms training ground, where the control exercises will be held,\u201d the defense ministry\u2019s press office said. 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