Russia sends another 60 pieces of military equipment to Belarus, say local monitors
Over the past few days, two more echelons with Russian equipment have arrived in Belarus from Russia (Photo:Ministry of Defense of Belarus/Telegram)
Russia has transferred another 60 pieces of military equipment to Belarus, including Ural trucks, infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), and fuel trucks, the Belarusian Hajun monitoring project reported via Telegram messenger on Dec. 14.
According to the monitors, another two echelons with Russian military equipment arrived in Belarus over the past few days.
The first echelon was sent on Dec. 8 from the town of Chebarkul in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, and arrived at the Polonka station in Brest Region, Belarus, on Dec. 12. It consisted of 30-40 new Russian Ural trucks, which are probably intended for the Russian military at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground near the Polonka station.
The second echelon was sent from Russia’s Voronezh Oblast at 11:43 p.m. on Dec. 11 and arrived at the Polonka station at 7:50 a.m. on Dec. 14. This information is also confirmed by the Community of Belarusian Railway Workers.
According to their data, the echelon consisted of 26 platform wagons with tracked and wheeled equipment, including:
• 20 Ural trucks;
• fuel trucks;
• at least five BMP-2 IFVs.
“Thus, in just a few days, Russia transferred to Belarus two more echelons with a total amount of equipment of at least 60 pieces,” the monitors said.
Belarus started snap combat readiness drills of its troops on Dec. 13 on the orders of Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko.
Earlier on Dec. 7, Belarus announced the movement of troops and military equipment, citing a “counter-terrorist threat.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Nov. 16 that an invasion by Belarus makes no sense at the moment. However, he confirmed that the concentration of troops in Belarus has increased.
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