There are more than 5,000 different closed structures in Belarus that can be used to shelter the population in case of a missile attack.
In Belarus, employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations began to issue weapons to “defend the father” in the event of hostilities. Also, the country is training to carry out the evacuation of the population and talk about shelters. On Sunday, October 16, the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus, Vadim Sinyavsky, spoke about this in an interview with the ONT television channel.
According to Sinyavsky, in the event of a conflict, part of the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations will “defend the fatherland” on a par with the army.
“Now, all the weapons planned have been received from the Ministry of Defense and placed in our rooms for the storage of weapons. A calculation has been made, the personnel has been trained. If necessary, take an active part in some issues related to the defense of their homeland, these calculations are communicated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the heads of the Internal Affairs Directorate at the regional level, as well as to the Armed Forces – if necessary, the calculations are will also be formed to participate in related actions. ,” he said.
Sinyavsky also spoke about shelters, which also began to be prepared in the event of an air attack. In particular, he said that there are more than 5,000 different closed structures in Belarus that can be used to shelter the population in case of a missile attack.
“There may be a situation where you have to act quickly. That includes the civil defense framework,” he said.
Earlier today, the Ministry of Defense of the country reported that trains with the military of the Russian Federation began to arrive in Belarus, their number will reach nine thousand.
Recall that the ISW assessed the risks of deploying troops of the Russian Federation and Belarus for Ukraine.
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Source: korrespondent
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