{"id":204783,"date":"2026-09-22T20:02:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T17:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204783\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T20:02:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T17:02:47","slug":"territorial-forces-in-homiel-region-hold-counter-drone-drill","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204783\/","title":{"rendered":"Territorial forces in Homiel region hold counter-drone 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\/09\/teroborona_gomelskaja_oblast_minoborony_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/teroborona_gomelskaja_oblast_minoborony_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/teroborona_gomelskaja_oblast_minoborony_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/teroborona_gomelskaja_oblast_minoborony_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/teroborona_gomelskaja_oblast_minoborony_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/teroborona_gomelskaja_oblast_minoborony_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(defense ministry) <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 22, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Territorial defense forces in the Homiel region in southern Belarus are practicing counter\u2011drone operations using turret systems as part of their command staff exercise on September 22, the defense ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants are also receiving training in trench\u2011assault techniques and battlefield medical aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pavie\u0142 Muraviejka, first deputy defense minister\/chief of the General Staff of Belarus\u2019 Armed Forces, said that the drill focuses on modern warfare scenarios involving assault groups; FPV drones striking armored shelters; reconnaissance with the help of motorcycles, quad bikes and other handy means that may be used for defending the state. Citing the proximity of Ukraine, Muraviejka said that the exercise demonstrates the determination of local residents \u201cnot to give away an inch of our land.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Territorial defense troops, an auxiliary part of the Armed Forces, are formed in times of war or military-political tension of reservists with military training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three years ago, Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin announced that territorial defense \u201cis being transformed from a support system into a full-fledged combat one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian army has been conducting exercises non-stop 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\"> 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\">Drill near Lithuanian, Polish borders involves rebuffing sabotage groups<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 17, Pozirk. A mechanized brigade participating in the ongoing command staff exercise in western Belarus is simulating an operation to protect the state border, destroying illegal armed gangs and sabotage groups, the defense ministry reported on September 17 Participants &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/204253\">\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>September 22, Pozirk. Territorial defense forces in the Homiel region in southern Belarus are practicing counter\u2011drone operations using turret systems as part of their command staff exercise on September 22, the defense ministry said. Participants are also receiving training in trench\u2011assault techniques and battlefield medical aid. Pavie\u0142 Muraviejka, first deputy defense minister\/chief of the General [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":204732,"template":"","rubric":[30],"class_list":["post-204783","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Territorial forces in Homiel region hold counter-drone drill | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 22, Pozirk. 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