{"id":184614,"date":"2026-04-23T11:24:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/184614\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:25:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:25:04","slug":"belarus-to-draft-about-10000-in-the-army-this-spring","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/184614\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus to draft about 10,000 in the army this spring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 23, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarus plans to draft about 10,000 people into its Armed Forces and other troops as part of a regular campaign this spring, said the defense ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 1,000 conscripts will be sent to Special Operations Forces, Minsk Commandant\u2019s Office, the 72<sup>nd<\/sup> Combined Arms Training Center, the 361<sup>st<\/sup> Storage and Maintenance Depot and the border service on the first day of the campaign, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some 600 are set to join the military-in-reserve training program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The numbers are roughly the same during every regular draft. Belarus holds two call-ups per year: the fall draft and the spring draft.<\/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\">Belarus to draft about 10,000 in the army this fall<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 23, Pozirk. Belarus plans to draft about 10,000 people into its Armed Forces and other troops as part of a regular campaign this fall, said Aleh \u010carnienka, department head at the General Staff. The defense ministry quoted him as &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/161301\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 23, Pozirk. Belarus plans to draft about 10,000 people into its Armed Forces and other troops as part of a regular campaign this spring, said the defense ministry. About 1,000 conscripts will be sent to Special Operations Forces, Minsk Commandant\u2019s Office, the 72nd Combined Arms Training Center, the 361st Storage and Maintenance Depot and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-184614","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarus to draft about 10,000 in the army this spring | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 23, Pozirk. 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