Fires damage harvesters, tractors, reducing Belarus’ depleted farm fleet

October 9, Pozirk. Since the start of October, seven fires have broken out at Belarusian farms, damaging four pieces of agricultural equipment, according to Pozirk‘s analysis of reports by the emergencies ministry.
Since the start of 2025, 48 units of agricultural equipment have been destroyed or damaged at farms, after at least 73 similar incidents were reported in 2024.
Over the past five years, Belarus has seen a significant decline in its farm fleet, which may signal deeper issues in the sector.
Since 2029, the number of grain harvesters has dropped by 14.6 percent to 7,514 in late 2024; beet harvesters, by 27.5 percent; forage harvesters, by 11.6 percent; flax harvesters, by 30.1 percent, according to data from the National Statistical Committee (Biełstat). The number of potato harvesters decreased by nearly a third.
The number of tractors on the farms fell by 9.6 percent to 35,241 vehicles and trucks, by 14.8 percent to 15,228.
Ukrainian justice ministry initiates sanctions against Homsielmaš
- Economy, PoliticsGeneva to remain seat for Biełaruśkalij-Lithuania fertilizer transit arbitrationThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBelarus’ new car sales up 2 percent in OctoberThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SecurityBelarusian military command learning advanced troop deployment, underground warfare tacticsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyLithuania arrests two suspected of smuggling cigarettes from Belarus by airThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyBelarus’ border guards seize toy helicopter, drone at Polish borderThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyEnvoy invites Slovak business executives to visit Belarus in 2027The material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- PoliticsOpposition politician expects Latvian MPs to form For a Democratic Belarus groupThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecuritySecretary general touts OSCE as “platform for dialogue” during Minsk visitThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityEuropean Court of Human Rights to rule on pushback complaints against Poland, Latvia and LithuaniaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- Society, SportCanada to bar Belarusian, Russian ice hockey players from junior tournamentThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SecurityGerman troops in Lithuania scanning for new air defense radars in BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsBelarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves down 2.6 percent in OctoberThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsPoland may extend validity period of its travel document for foreigners to two yearsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityBelarus must be on agenda of Ukraine peace talks, Cichanoŭskaja saysThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyCouncil of Europe experts point to flaws in Belarus’ system to combat human traffickingThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Germany news, SocietyBelarus arrests local Bayer employees on tax evasion chargesThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsLavrov rules out engagement with EU, Ryžankoŭ urges Brussels to end self-isolationThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsVilnius rules out Belarus sanctions review without policy shift in MinskThe material is available only to POZIRK+


