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Belarus’ Defense Ministry informs foreign military attaches about army drills

The drills are set for August 28-31, according to official data

MINSK, August 24. /TASS/. Senior officials of the Belarusian Defense Ministry’s International Military Cooperation Department on Monday met with foreign military attaches to inform them about army drills, the ministry said.

"During the meeting, the foreign military diplomats were updated on measures to check the combat readiness of the Armed Forces," the ministry said.

The Belarusian army will hold large-scale drills under the direction of the Western Operational Command’s chief on August 28-31, the republic’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday. "An integrated grouping of forces has been set up to hold a comprehensive tactical exercise. It comprises Airborne Force, motor rifle, armored and artillery units and also the squads of unmanned aerial vehicles and electronic warfare systems," the Defense Ministry said.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko earlier instructed the Defense Ministry to closely follow NATO forces’ movements in Poland and Lithuania and put the troops on high alert on the country’s western borders, noting the escalation of tension in the region.

Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin issued an order on August 19 to beef up the grouping of forces in the Grodno area with the battalions of tactical missiles and multiple rocket launchers and with a squad of drones and air defense systems.