Alexander Lukashenko has visited the 103rd Independent Guards Mobile Brigade of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus

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Alexander Lukashenko decided to personally estimate the quality of soldiers’ food during his visit to the 103rd Independent Guards Mobile Brigade of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus
By Vladimir Khromov

Alexander Lukashenko decided to personally estimate the quality of soldiers’ food during his visit to the 103rd Independent Guards Mobile Brigade of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus

Training exercises in mobile brigadeHaving examined soldiers’ dining hall and having heared the report on the organisation of food supplies for the Armed Forces and special operations forces, Alexander Lukashenko asked the Minister of Defence to give him several meal-packs and canned foods to test. As the Head of State was informed, military rations were changed this year, taking into account the energy needs of the military.

Alexander Lukashenko also visited the training case, familiarised himself with equipment of training classes, armaments and the military equipment of the special operations forces. The President also visited the multi-purpose complex military camp of tactical and special training and an airborne complex. He examined how the preparation of fighters is conducted, and was satisfied with what he had seen. According to the commander of the 103rd Independent Guards Mobile Brigade, the existing base allows them to carry out preparation of military personnel at the proper level.

Perhaps each man called up for military service dreams to wear a blue beret, but landing force is an elite unit of troops, and only the best get there. Health should be perfect, discipline ideal, while responsibility should be increased. But the requirement for these guys is special. Soldiers of the 103rd Independent Guards Mobile Brigade are participants of all the large-scale training exercises, including jointly with Russia. High estimations of their actions is in the evidence that these soldiers can cope even with the most difficult fighting tasks.

The Head of State examined a combat vehicle depot, and was introduced the hardware, its state and prospects of its improvement. The President watched how work on technical services and the repair of hardware, military and special machinery is organised.

Alexander Lukashenko paid attention to the fact that it is necessary to equip the Belarusian army with mobile means. One sample of such vehicles, assembled at Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant using Russian components, was shown to the President. The President gave instructions to localise production of such vehicles in Belarus, with special emphasis on the quality. “Such vehicles are necessary to us to increase the mobility of the army,” the Head of State said. “Air defence is good but we will need it if, God forbid, our brothers will not be able to support us from the rear and we have to wage a war on our own,” he noted. Alexander Lukashenko considers that it is relevant armament.

The Head of State took interest in terms of modernisation of the hardware which is available to units of the Armed Forces. As the President was reported, this work will come to end in 2017-2018. A check of the condition of the current hardware is being carried out at the present time.

Alexander Lukashenko has visited the 103rd Independent Guards Mobile Brigade of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus
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