Drivers and mechanics being mobilised in Belarus to support Russian troops
STANISLAV POHORILOV – WEDNESDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2022, 15:19
Local military enlistment offices in Gomel Oblast, Belarus, are conducting covert mobilisation of drivers and mechanics, the Belarusian underground resistance has reported.
Source: National Resistance Center (NRC)
Quote: "(Military) commissars are visiting the homes of persons liable for military service. They are looking for truck drivers and mechanics."
Details: These people are being recruited to maintain military equipment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation that is deployed on the territory of Belarus.
The NRC also reported that Belarusian troops have been spotted near temporarily occupied Melitopol in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Background:
- Earlier, the self-proclaimed President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, confirmed that Belarus is taking part in the war in Ukraine, but is doing so allegedly by treating wounded Russian soldiers and providing food and shelter to Ukrainian refugees.
- Lukashenko also said there is no need to declare a mobilisation campaign in Belarus, although he has been preparing for war for the entire span of his presidency.
- Defence Intelligence of Ukraine’s Defence Ministry has reported that Lukashenko is aware that the announcement of partial mobilisation in Belarus may lead to disastrous reactions in society.
- Alexander Volfovich, the State Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus, insisted there is no mobilisation in Belarus and none is planned; however, service in the armed forces is necessary.
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