The movement of military equipment continues to be recorded in Belarus
DENYS KARLOVSKYI - TUESDAY, 15 MARCH 2022, 17:39
Journalists have noticed a train carrying military equipment with markings of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus, as well as trucks with Iskander missiles.
Source: Anton Motolko, Belarusian journalist and photographer
16:55 (Minsk time)
— MotolkoHelp (@MotolkoHelp) March 15, 2022
A train with Belarusian military equipment was seen at the “Aziaryshcha” railway station near Minsk. The equipment includes BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle, BMR-1K, “Kaiman” armored vehicle and BMP-1KSh. pic.twitter.com/4d5bvZn5rS
Details: A train loaded with military equipment was spotted around 16:55 (Minsk time) at the " Ozerishche" railway station near Minsk.
Video footage shows that the train is loaded with about 22 pieces of equipment of various types.
Journalists say they noticed BMP-2, a BMR-1K mine clearance vehicle, a Cayman armoured reconnaissance combat vehicle and BMP-1KSh mechanised infantry fighting vehicle as part of the load.
Subsequently, Motolko said that the video probably recorded the loading of the 120th Independent Mechanised Brigade.
Seven trucks carrying two Iskander missiles each were seen on the road from Minsk heading towards Gomel.
Two trucks carrying missiles for S-400 surface-to-air missile systems were seen near Mozyr on the border with Ukraine.
In the north of Gomel, a train carrying Grad MLRSs and a Nona-K 120 mm artillery launcher was spotted.
In addition, journalists reported a large accumulation of cars belonging to Chechen Republic patrol police near one of the hotels in the Homel region.
Russian invaders (incl. Chechens) now live in large hotels in Gomel and Mazyr. There’s a detachment of the road patrol police of the Chechen Republic in Mazyr.
— MotolkoHelp (@MotolkoHelp) March 15, 2022
Yesterday, Chechen policemen stopped a taxi driver to fine him.
Picture: the parking lot of the Prypiat Hotel, Mazyr. pic.twitter.com/CV1qiFXIuO
As a reminder: Lukashenko has already dragged Belarus into the Russian-Ukrainian war, as he is providing military facilities located on Belarusian territory to the occupying Russian forces.
Russian military aircraft are using Belarusian airfields to carry out air raids on Ukrainian cities, while Belarusian warehouses, fuel and lubricant depots, and hospitals are used to provide the logistical needs of Russian army units in Ukraine.
In addition, a significant portion of Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities were carried out from Belarusian territory.
Background:
On 15 March, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, claimed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had allegedly launched a missile on Belarusian territory. However, he gave assurances that the Belarusian army has no plans to go to war against Ukraine alongside Russian invading troops.
Citizens opposed to the involvement of Belarus in the war set fire to the railway tracks near the town of Stolbtsy so that military equipment could not be transported there towards the border with Ukraine. The security forces immediately proceeded to terrorise the local population.
Journalists are continuing to record the movement of military equipment of the Russian invading forces on Belarusian territory, including some marked as "Kadyrovite" (pro-Russian North Caucasian militia) units.
Oleksii Danilov, Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council, said the Russians were preparing a "special operation" in which they wanted to disguise the Belarusian soldiers in the uniform of the Russian army and send them to fight in Ukraine.
According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff, the threat of Belarusian troops joining the war on Russia's side remains high.
