{"id":201248,"date":"2026-08-25T17:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/201248\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:11:14","slug":"belarus-launches-17-day-air-defense-drill","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/201248\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus launches 17-day air defense drill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1127\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/minoborony-planetabelarus-by.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/minoborony-planetabelarus-by.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/minoborony-planetabelarus-by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/minoborony-planetabelarus-by-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/minoborony-planetabelarus-by-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/minoborony-planetabelarus-by-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1127px) 100vw, 1127px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Defense ministry\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(planetabelarus.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 25, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>The Belarusian Defense Ministry has launched an air defense exercise led by Major General Mikhai\u0142 Matrosa\u016d, deputy commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces, with the drill scheduled to run through September 10, its press office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first phase will focus on protecting key facilities and troops from air attacks and maneuvering anti-aircraft missile units. The second phase will take place at the Ashuluk training ground in Russia\u2019s Astrakhan province and will reportedly ifeature live-fire exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier today, Minsk announced the start of a territorial troops drill in several districts of the Minsk region, along with tactical and specialized drills involving military police units.<\/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\/2025\/03\/strelba_armija_minoborony_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/strelba_armija_minoborony_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/strelba_armija_minoborony_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/strelba_armija_minoborony_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/strelba_armija_minoborony_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/strelba_armija_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\">Belarus testing artillery, command-chain readiness using lessons from Ukraine, Iran<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 24, Pozirk. Belarus&#039; Security Council has launched an exercise designed to test the combat readiness of an artillery brigade and the ability of the Armed Forces across their command chain to function under wartime conditions, drawing on lessons learned &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/201094\">\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>August 25, Pozirk. The Belarusian Defense Ministry has launched an air defense exercise led by Major General Mikhai\u0142 Matrosa\u016d, deputy commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces, with the drill scheduled to run through September 10, its press office said. The first phase will focus on protecting key facilities and troops from air [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":201241,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-201248","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 launches 17-day air defense drill | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 25, Pozirk. 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