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'The Time Has Come' — Belarus's Lukashenko Inspects Troops, Says Army 'Needs Shaking Up'
Lukashenko said the tests should mirror real combat as Belarus examines artillery, tank and communications units and weighs mobilization.
- On Friday, Sept. 11, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko visited the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground near Baranavichy to inspect armed forces readiness, stating the country could test troops "up to and including mobilization."
- Lukashenko insisted the maneuvers incorporate lessons from Russia's invasion, stating "We are preparing for war so that there won't be one," while Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin noted military capabilities have improved over five years.
- Ukraine's military intelligence chief Oleh Ivashchenko reported units of Russia's 101st Missile Brigade, equipped with the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile system, are deployed in Belarus, confirming President Volodymyr Zelensky's prior warnings.
- Lukashenko claimed Belarus has no plans to attack neighboring states, insisting such aggression would be "tantamount to death," despite sharing borders with NATO members Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia.
- Michael Kofman, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, warned the threat of a reopened northern front aims to stretch Ukrainian forces by pulling units from current front-line positions.
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Tests to verify the combat readiness of the Belarusian army continue.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has announced further testing of the readiness of military units, up to the level of mobilization. His statement was published by the presidential office on Friday afternoon.
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