{"id":199408,"date":"2026-08-10T13:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/199408\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:09:18","slug":"belarusian-special-operations-troops-airlifted-to-china-for-maneuvers","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/199408\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian special operations troops airlifted to China for maneuvers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sso-minoborony-20260810.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sso-minoborony-20260810.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sso-minoborony-20260810-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sso-minoborony-20260810-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sso-minoborony-20260810-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sso-minoborony-20260810-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(MoD)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 10,<\/strong> <strong><em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian special operations troops have left for China\u2019s Hubei province to take part in a two-week urban warfare exercise called Swift Eagle 2026, the defense ministry in Minsk reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The maneuvers will take place at a paratrooper training ground from August 11 to 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants will practice parachute landings, drone operation, counter-drone warfare, drone assembly, marksmanship and urban and industrial climbing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The troops are traveling to China via Russia\u2019s Novosibirsk and Vladivostok. The journey is expected to take up to 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus hosted Swift Eagle exercises in 2011 and 2015, while China hosted them in 2012.<\/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\/08\/desant_minoborony_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/desant_minoborony_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/desant_minoborony_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/desant_minoborony_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/desant_minoborony_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/desant_minoborony_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">China to host Belarusian paratroopers for joint counter-terrorism drill<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 7, Pozirk. A Belarusian-Chinese counter-terrorism drill for airborne troops will take place in China\u2019s Hubei Province between August 11 and August 24. Participants will be honing skills needed for conducting reconnaissance, seizing and holding positions, clearing terrain, and preparing &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/199089\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 10, Pozirk. Belarusian special operations troops have left for China\u2019s Hubei province to take part in a two-week urban warfare exercise called Swift Eagle 2026, the defense ministry in Minsk reported. The maneuvers will take place at a paratrooper training ground from August 11 to 25. Participants will practice parachute landings, drone operation, counter-drone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":199400,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-199408","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>Belarusian special operations troops airlifted to China for maneuvers | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 10, Pozirk. 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