Russia transfers another 50 military vehicles to Belarus
The Ministry of Defence of Belarus has reported that another convoy of Russian servicemen and military equipment arrived in the country.
Source: Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus; Belaruski Hajun [an independent Belarusian military monitoring media outlet] on Telegram
Quote from Belarusian Ministry of Defence: "Another convoy with servicemen and military equipment, which are part of the RGT [regional grouping of troops, the joint force deployed by Russia and Belarus – ed.], has arrived in the Republic of Belarus. The convoy is currently being unloaded."
Details: The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus also cited the chief of communication of the division of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation [surname had not been specified – ed.] as saying that the soldiers who arrived "are ready to perform their assigned tasks in the event of a threat".
Belaruski Hajun noted that many Russian trucks that arrived in Belarus have the Z mark on them [a typical symbol that became strongly associated with Russian military aggression – ed.].
According to the outlet's data, about 43 KamAZ and Ural trucks, BAZ-6306 artillery tractors, five fuel tankers, two ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns, field kitchens and water barrels arrived with the convoy. Belaruski Hayun noted that one of the cars had licence plates of the 44th region of the Russian Federation [Western Military District – ed.].
It is reported that the convoy with this equipment arrived in Baranovichi via Minsk and Fanipal on 5 January.
The photo published by the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus shows military equipment at the Polonka station, which is 25 km from Baranovichi.
Previously: On 6 January, Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, arrived at the 230th Obuz-Lesna military training ground, where the Russian unit from the joint regional group of the Russian and Belarusian troops is stationed.
Background:
- On 28 December, Serhii Deineko, the Head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, reported that currently, Russia deployed a group of 10,200 troops in Belarus and that this number was not enough for an attack on Ukraine.
- On 2 January, it was reported that Russia and Belarus extended the training of the regional joint force of the so-called Union State [Russia and Belarus] until at least 8 January.
- On 5 January, the Belarusian Ministry of Defence asserted that personnel, weapons, military and special equipment of the Russian armed forces will continue to arrive in Belarus. The Belarusian army received another 34 armoured vehicles from Russia, which were sent to the Brest district of Belarus.
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