Belarus holds drills on “de-occupying a populated area” together with Russians

Exercises involving Belarusian troops, as well as officers from the Investigative Committee of Belarus and the State Committee of Forensic Examinations of Belarus, were held at the “Belaya Luzha” training ground in the Minsk region. Alongside the Belarusians, officers from Russia’s Investigative Committee of Russia “with real combat experience” also took part.

Belarus’ Ministry of Defence of Belarus says the drills are being conducted on a planned basis and are aimed at practicing joint actions in conditions of armed conflict.

The exercises simulated the armed seizure of a populated area and its subsequent liberation.

“In addition, tactical medicine skills and issues of personal safety from the point of view of a possible enemy attack, including the use of strike UAVs, were practiced,” said Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Belarus Kanstantsin Bychak.

As part of the exercises, a military commandant’s checkpoint was set up. Participants practiced searching a civilian attempting to pass through the checkpoint, inspecting a vehicle, as well as the escape of a suspect and his subsequent detention.