18 February 2026

Lukashenko hears progress report on Armed Forces combat readiness inspection

On 18 February, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko heard a report from State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich on the progress of a large-scale inspection of the Armed Forces’ combat readiness conducted by order of the head of state, BelTA has learned.

The head of state was informed about the completion of the second stage, which assessed the combat readiness of most military units across nearly all branches of the Armed Forces, including special operations forces. Control exercises were conducted at training grounds focusing on firearms and physical training, which the president had emphasized as a priority.

During the combat readiness inspection, units of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs acted as a simulated enemy. The president was given a preliminary assessment of how the Armed Forces and Internal Troops personnel performed and how professionally they accomplished their assigned tasks.

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