It is gratifying to see...
- From: "henry alminas" <halminas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:12:21 -0600
For educational purposes only:
.... that the heroic Belaursan/russkie forces are
valiantly defending holy ground. It is indeed
a daunting task to fight off the innumerable
armed Latvian and Lithuanian formations
intent, no doubt, on occupying and holding
the "Belaruskaya" tractor factory hostage.
In fact, they could do something useful - stop
the Belarusan/Russian smuggling of everything
from people through narcotics across the border.
That, however, would deprive too many of
their own of any income and thus will not
happen.
For an amusing photograph go to:
http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?idr=12&id=612388
That sucker is, presumably, looking for itty-bitty
Balts.
Best - - Henry
From: Kommersant
By: Yury Viktorovich
Sep. 27, 2005
Belarus Hunts Terrorists on Its Borders with the Baltic
Countries
// Friendship of the Nations
The ""Northwest Strategic Command forces command staff
exercises"" began in Belarus near the borders with Lithuania
and Latvia yesterday. About 4500 troops and 50 pieces of
armored equipment are involved. The Belarusian military
will work on the interaction of strategic command organs
and military units ""in the organization and implementation
of the antiterrorist struggle.""
Military units from the Northwestern Strategic Command,
the 103rd Independent Mobile Guard Brigade, territorial
defense department organs, including district defense staffs
and subdivisions of territorial forces of the Verkhnedvincky
District of Vitebsk Region (on the border with Latvia)
and the Vileisky District of Minsk Region (near the border
with Lithuania), subdivisions of the 5th Independent Special
Forces Brigade, an Air Force helicopter detachment and
air defense forces.
Those forces will work out actions against illegal armed
formations and paratroopers. The 103rd Brigade and 38th
Special Forces Brigade will be the illegal paratroopers. The
exercises will last until October 2.
The choice of location for the exercises is not chance.
Belarus wants to show heightened military activity on its
borders with the Baltic countries. Last Monday, the 15-day
draft season began in Vitebsk and Minsk Regions, which
both border on Baltic countries. Defense of military and state
objects and military management organs is being developed.
Belarusian Minister of Defense Leonid Maltsev stated at a
meeting of officers of the Grodno Military Garrison (near the
Lithuanian and Polish borders) that ""an information war is
being waged against Belarus"" and, therefore, Belarus and
Russia should stand up to potential threats from NATO with
military might.
""The armed forces of our state in alliance with the armed
forces of Russia should guarantee a level of battle readiness
and have the military might so that no one was tempted to
threaten us,"" Maltsev said. His statement coincided with a
statement by Baltic Fleet commander Adm. Vladimir
Valuev that Russia and Belarus plan to form a united system
of air defense in the Western areas. ""A system of information
exchange already exists and the system for the use of
aerodromes and raising forces and means from the republic
of Belarus will depend on future agreement on the
level of the ministries of defense of both countries,"" Valuev
said.
According to the Belarusian Defense Ministry, Rosobor
oneksport, the Russian state arms exporter, and that ministry
signed a contract on September 10 for the delivery of S-300SP
antiballistic missile complexes to Minsk. That, the military says,
will significantly raise the effectiveness of the Belarusian air
defense and Air Force and the unified air defense system of all
the CIS countries.
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