MINSK, November 12. /TASS/. Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin is discussing issues of territorial defense and citizen militia in the Mogilev Region, the ministry’s press service reported.
It said that the minister arrived in Krichev on Thursday to oversee a training exercise with the region’s territorial defense forces. About 200 military reservists have been called up for the exercise. The territorial defense forces of the Krichev district are tasked with protecting critical infrastructure, combating sabotage and reconnaissance groups of a simulated enemy, and ensuring security in the region in cooperation with representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"In recent years, we have begun to pay special attention to preparing the territory and facilities for territorial defense," said Khrenin. The minister added that "today, the territorial defense system of the Republic of Belarus is being consistently and systematically developed in several key areas," improving training of territorial defense headquarters, units of the territorial forces, as well as leaders and specialists of executive committees. The capabilities of the comprehensive support system are also being expanded, primarily in terms of supplying the troops with all types of material resources--first and foremost, modern communications equipment, personal body armor, surveillance systems, and countermeasures against unmanned aerial vehicles.