{"id":171017,"date":"2026-01-09T12:29:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171017\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"interior-troops-wrap-up-anti-drone-exercise","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171017\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior troops wrap up anti-drone exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January 9,<em> Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>The interior ministry has announced the successful completion of an exercise involving internal troops and other units under its control, launched yesterday, the ministry\u2019s Telegram channel says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drill\u2019s objective was to train personnel in countering sabotage and reconnaissance groups with a particular focus on \u201cthe use of unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as countering enemy drones,\u201d it noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All combat tasks reportedly involved live-fire exercises and were carried out during both daytime and nighttime hours under limited-visibility conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian army is regularly conducting drills amid tensions with the West and Russia\u2019s full-scale war against Ukraine, in which Minsk supports Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kubrakov-8-01-belta-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kubrakov-8-01-belta-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kubrakov-8-01-belta-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kubrakov-8-01-belta-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kubrakov-8-01-belta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kubrakov-8-01-belta.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus\u2019 interior troops hold countersabotage drill<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 8, Pozirk. Belarus has launched an exercise involving internal troops and other units under the interior ministry\u2019s control to train personnel in countering sabotage and reconnaissance groups, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s press office reported. The forces are checking the operability of &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/170911\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 9, Pozirk. The interior ministry has announced the successful completion of an exercise involving internal troops and other units under its control, launched yesterday, the ministry\u2019s Telegram channel says. 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