30 January 2026

Volfovich: One phase of snap military inspection complete, troops fulfill tasks

One phase of the snap inspection of the Armed Forces, conducted on the president’s order, has been completed, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich told the media on 30 January, BelTA has learned.

“Today, one phase of the snap inspection of the Armed Forces, conducted on the order of the president, has been completed. This stage included checking the combat readiness and combat capability of the 19th Separate Mechanized Brigade in fulfilling tasks according to its combat designation. The inspection took place under challenging weather conditions – severe frost, snow, and freezing rain. This affected the progress of completing the assigned tasks and control exercises. However, the brigade’s personnel successfully fulfilled the task set by the president. They worked through all the issues put forth for inspection: bringing to combat readiness, loading material resources, conducting a march over rough terrain, moving into an assembly area where control exercises in combat training subjects were conducted. The results the servicemen demonstrated are positive,” Aleksandr Volfovich said.

As BelTA previously reported, a large-scale inspection of the Armed Forces on the instructions of the head of state began on 16 January. Aleksandr Lukashenko is personally monitoring its progress. A new system has been implemented that allows the president to directly place military units on combat readiness, circumventing the Defense Ministry and the General Staff. The main aim of these inspections is to gain an objective assessment. This is precisely why they are carried out without prior notice.

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