Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has ordered a snap combat readiness check of the Armed Forces, BelTA has learned.The 19th Separate Guards Mechanized Brigade is being inspected as part of the large-scale combat readiness inspection of the Armed Forces of Belarus.The primary objective of the inspection is to obtain an objective picture and assess the actual state of the troops, evaluate the actions of military personnel. This is precisely why an inspection is conducted on a surprise basis. A key feature of the inspection is its organization: the head of state personally places military units on combat alert, bypassing the Defense Ministry and the General Staff.
The system operates as follows: The president signs a classified directive outlining the plan for the upcoming inspection. The state secretary of the Security Council receives the sealed package containing the document and then, accompanied by staff from the State Secretariat, travels to a military unit designated by the head of state.
