{"id":203281,"date":"2026-09-11T13:26:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203281\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T13:27:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:27:52","slug":"lukasenka-accuses-western-intelligence-of-airspace-violations-as-belarus-steps-up-militaru-drills","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203281\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka accuses Western intelligence of airspace violations as Belarus steps up military drills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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September 11, Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has accused Western countries of directing \u201caggressive rhetoric at Belarus\u201d during his visit to the Abuz-Lasno\u016dski training ground near Baranavi\u010dy in the Brest region, which hosts five-day military maneuvers, his press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The politician said Belarus was facing more open reconnaissance efforts, with provocations and airspace violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur neighbors are spending billions of dollars today to arm their military,\u201d \u0141uka\u0161enka said. \u201cThis is occurring openly. Not only are they conducting exercises near the border, but they are also creating new units and armies that are being deployed along the Belarusian border. What is this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian ruler reiterated that the authorities need to \u201cprepare for war in order to avoid it,\u201d while stressing that Minsk \u201chas no intention of attacking anyone\u201d and \u201cmust always be ready to respond appropriately if something were to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pavie\u0142 Muraviejka, chief of the General Staff, said that signal troops started a five-day drill on September 7 to test the military\u2019s ability to maintain stable command and control. The previously unreported drill runs through September 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elsewhere in southern Belarus, Belarusian and Kazakh scouts were deployed on September 10 for a two-day training session as part of an exercise codenamed Forest Brotherhood-2026 that started on September 6. The scouts are practicing ambush tactics, cache search, deployments and operations to eliminate illegal armed groups with regular troops acting as the mock enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scouts were expected to cover a distance of about 40 kilometers in the woody and marshy area of the Brest and Ma\u0142aryta districts, both bordering Ukraine. The Brest district also borders Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Belarusian Air\/Air Defense units are taking part in an operational-tactical exercise at Russia\u2019s Ashuluk training ground. The three-day maneuvers in Russia are the second phase of a drill that began in Belarus, with the first phase held from August 25 to 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrej \u0141ukjanovi\u010d, Belarus\u2019 air\/air defense commander, said the main tasks for aircraft and air defense crews were to detect, track and engage air targets, with a particular focus on countering drones and precision-guided cruise missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Ashuluk, Belarusian missile crews also performed S-300PS live-fire surface-to-air missile launches, while Yak-130 light combat aircraft and Su-30SM fighter crews engaged simulated aerial targets, according to the ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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