Russia spent the whole night and morning moving Urals, Grads and Iskanders across the territory of Belarus

IRINA BALACHUK — THURSDAY, 7 APRIL, 2022, 12:53 PM

Since the evening of 6 April, a large amount of Russian military equipment has been moving in different directions on the territory of Belarus, including KamAZ and Ural trucks with the letter V, communication vehicles, as well as Grads and Iskanders. 

Source: Belarusian journalist and photographer, founder of the MotolkoHelp project Anton Motolko on Twitter

Details: In particular, at 22:40 on 6 April, a convoy of 10 trailers carrying tracked vehicles was noticed on the M5 highway. It was moving towards Bobruisk.

At 23:00 on 6 April, 2 units of personnel on All Terrain Vehicles were noticed in Khoiniki. Previously, activists had not seen movement on such vehicles. 

At 1:20 am on 7 April, a convoy of 12 Russian Ural trucks with "V" markings was seen in Gomel, moving in the direction of Rechitsa.

At 6:50 am, a convoy of KamAZ and Ural trucks, communication vehicles and UAZ off-road vehicles belonging to the Russian Federation Armed Forces bearing "V" markings was seen on the M1 highway near Smolevichi - moving towards Borisov.

At 7:00 am, about 20 Russian military vehicles with "V" markings were spotted at the railway station in Kalodischi. There were also many boxes on the platform, all covered with a camouflage net. Next to them were equipment and tents.

At 7:30 am, a large convoy of Russian vehicles was moving from the local hospital in Narovlya towards the R-37 highway towards Mozyr.

At 8:00 am a train with Russian military equipment marked "V" was moving from the Gomel-Odd station towards the Gomel-Severny station in Gomel.

Also, a train with Russian Railways cars and military equipment was noticed in Orsha, Vitebsk region, which is 50 km from the border with Russia. The train was moving from Orsha-Vostochnaya station towards Orsha-Central station.

It had at least 30 cars, carrying KamAZ and Ural trucks, communication vehicles, fuel trucks, as well as at least 4 Iskander systems and transport and loading vehicles for these.

At 8:50 am, a small convoy of Russian military equipment was noticed in Mozyr moving towards Kalinkovichi.

And at 9:10 am in Kalinkovichi a large convoy of Russian KamAZ trucks was moving along the M10 highway towards Gomel.

At 9:40 am, a convoy of 30 KamAZ trucks, Ural trucks and Grad launchers was moving from Bragin towards Khoiniki along the R-35 highway.

At 9:45 am, a large convoy of KamAZ and Ural trucks and PAZ medical buses of the RF Armed Forces was seen moving from Kalinkovichi towards Gomel along the M10 highway.

At 10:00 am in Orsha, a train with Iskander systems was seen moving towards Smolensk.

Background :

• Journalists and volunteers  regularly record  the movement of  Russian equipment  across the territory of Belarus.
• On 30 March, columns of Russian military equipment with "V" marks continued to move across the territory of Belarus near the border with Ukraine; in particular,  Tochki-U armoured personnel carriers, Tigers, KamAZ trucks and fuel trucks were moved.
• On 1 April, just from 19:36 to 23:20, more than 30 missiles were likely launched from the territory of Belarus into the territory of Ukraine.

On 2 April, heavy Russian military equipment with "V" marks and missiles continued to be actively transported across the territory of Belarus.