{"id":180855,"date":"2026-03-25T13:37:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/180855\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:01:51","slug":"western-operational-commands-troops-conclude-week-long-drill","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/180855\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Operational Command\u2019s troops conclude week-long drill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rszo_minoborony_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rszo_minoborony_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rszo_minoborony_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rszo_minoborony_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rszo_minoborony_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rszo_minoborony_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(mil.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 25, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> A week-long comprehensive exercise involving troops under the Western Operational Command has concluded, the defense ministry reports, citing Pavie\u0142 Muraviejka, chief of the General Staff of the Belarusian Armed Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official said servicemen \u201ccarried out maneuvers, used artillery and missile systems, conducted live-fire exercises with tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, deployed anti-aircraft missiles and employed FPV drones and electronic warfare equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of halving the time needed for troops to prepare a defensive operation was not fully achieved, Muraviejka noted without specifying further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian army is frequently 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\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/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\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Defense ministry launches week-long drill in Brest, Minsk regions<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 19, Pozirk. The Belarusian Ministry of Defence has announced the launch of a comprehensive exercise involving troops from the Western Operational Command, which is expected to conclude on March 25. The drill will take place in the Brest and &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/180009\">\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>March 25, Pozirk. A week-long comprehensive exercise involving troops under the Western Operational Command has concluded, the defense ministry reports, citing Pavie\u0142 Muraviejka, chief of the General Staff of the Belarusian Armed Forces. 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