{"id":45303,"date":"2023-01-12T17:54:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T14:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/russian-ground-forces-commander-checks-units-in-belarus\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"russian-ground-forces-commander-checks-units-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/45303\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Ground Forces commander checks units in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>January 12, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> A Russian defense ministry commission headed by Ground Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleg Salyukov has arrived in Belarus, the Belarusian defense ministry has said.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cIt inspected military units and subunits of the regional group of troops\u2019 Russian component stationed at the Belarusian Armed Forces\u2019 training grounds,\u201d it said. \u201cIt checked the quality of combat readiness exercises and evaluated units\u2019 readiness to fulfill their tasks and ensure the Union State\u2019s military security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> One day earlier, the Belarusian defense ministry reported that the Russian-Belarusian group\u2019s air defences were being beefed up.<\/p>\n<p> On January 6, a Russian commander reported to Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka that Russian and Belarusian troops completed combat coordination as part of the group.<\/p>\n<p> On January 8, the defense ministry reported that a Russian aviation component arrived in the country. Belarusian and Russian pilots are expected to train together from January 16 to February 1.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has repeatedly struck Ukraine from Belarusian territory, where it has a growing military presence. It used Belarus as a launchpad for its February 2022 offensive on Kyiv. At the same time, Belarus says its troops are not directly involved in hostilities in Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 12, BPN. A Russian defense ministry commission headed by Ground Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleg Salyukov has arrived in Belarus, the Belarusian defense ministry has said. \u201cIt inspected military units and subunits of the regional group of troops\u2019 Russian component stationed at the Belarusian Armed Forces\u2019 training grounds,\u201d it said. \u201cIt checked the quality of combat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-45303","articles","type-articles","status-publish","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>Russian Ground Forces commander checks units in Belarus | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 12, BPN. 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