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[00:02:26] Good morning, Arsenal is on air, with you Ekaterina Lazuka.
[00:02:30] Belarus and China are strengthening military cooperation. At this
[00:02:33] moment, a joint exercise "Swift Eagle 2026" is taking place at one of the training grounds in
[00:02:36] Hubei province.
[00:02:40] According to the plan, special operations forces and units of the
[00:02:43] People's Liberation Army of China are conducting a tactical
[00:02:46] operation in urban conditions. The BNT TV film crew
[00:02:49] is working at the
[00:02:50] scene.
[00:02:55] China and Belarus "Swift Eagle
[00:02:58] 2026." begins,
[00:03:02] a day of flight and a difference of five time zones,
[00:03:05] the start of the Chinese-Belarusian joint exercises
[00:03:08] of paratroopers, "Swift Eagle
[00:03:10] 2026" has been given.
[00:03:19] This is not the first joint training of the two countries.
[00:03:22] Belarus has repeatedly hosted military contingents
[00:03:25] from the Celestial Empire. Each time joint exercises expanded
[00:03:28] the range of tasks.
[00:04:30] or combat mission, it is similar in principle to
[00:04:34] ours, with the exception of some moments, our
[00:04:37] interaction signals work a little differently.
[00:04:40] The joint training program includes parachute jumps, shooting,
[00:04:44] urban and industrial
[00:04:47] mountaineering, drone control, maneuvers
[00:04:50] will last until the end of August. Andrey Rebrov,
[00:04:53] Alexander Petkevich, Chinese People's
[00:04:55] Republic.
[00:05:00] Arsenal is on air, about the news of the Army week in the program's
[00:05:04] information review.
[00:05:11] A tactical special exercise with reconnaissance forces, electronic warfare,
[00:05:15] fire damage and air defense was held in
[00:05:18] Grodno region. Units practiced joint
[00:05:21] actions to search for a simulated enemy and
[00:05:24] neutralize it. New radar systems of the domestic
[00:05:27] military industry were tested during the training. Servicemen
[00:05:30] tested the systems together with
[00:05:32] developers.
[00:05:37] Soldiers of the airborne assault brigade practiced driving BTR-80.2A
[00:05:41] armored personnel carriers afloat. Overcoming the water
[00:05:44] obstacle took place along a given route. Several training points
[00:05:48] were deployed during the training, "Blue Berets" practiced standards
[00:05:51] for preparing equipment for afloat, actions in emergency situations,
[00:05:55] rescue and evacuation
[00:05:56] groups.
[00:06:01] This summer, several hundred young officers joined the ranks of the Belarusian army.
[00:06:05] Introductory training camps are held for graduates of military
[00:06:08] universities. The events cover all garrisons
[00:06:11] of the country. So. lieutenants undergo a two-week
[00:06:14] intensive course, where they pass standards in tactics, fire and engineering
[00:06:18] training, complete multi-kilometer marches, force
[00:06:21] water barriers, perform parachute jumps. To make
[00:06:24] adaptation in military collectives faster, an experienced
[00:06:28] officer-mentor is assigned to each former cadet.
[00:06:31] Such a system should shorten the distance between theory and
[00:06:35] real army service already at the start of
[00:06:37] their career.
[00:06:41] On instructions.
[00:07:13] of weapon use. The military training camp will last about 60 days, men
[00:07:17] will refresh their knowledge and skills in military accounting specialties,
[00:07:20] perform a number of combat training tasks. The main goal of the training is
[00:07:23] to update the baggage of experience taking into account the specifics of modern combat
[00:07:27] training. This dugout will accommodate up to a platoon
[00:07:30] along with equipment, weapons, and supplies.
[00:07:34] At night, the room will be heated by
[00:07:38] potbelly stoves. Next, we proceed to
[00:07:42] training for... training, emphasis will be
[00:07:45] placed on fire training, medical training,
[00:07:47] and tactical
[00:07:51] training. phones, tablets, computers,
[00:07:55] with a large number of military-style activities. This
[00:07:58] is the program offered by the military to children in military-patriotic
[00:08:02] camps on the territory of military units. In addition, the
[00:08:05] mandatory program includes excursions to interesting places and sports
[00:08:08] competitions. One of the regular shifts ended this week.
[00:08:15] During their stay at the sports-patriotic camp
[00:08:18] "Guards," the children not only grow physically, we pay
[00:08:22] great attention to their physical training, but they acquire
[00:08:25] the most valuable thing - friendship and the bonds that form between them during
[00:08:29] their time in
[00:08:30] the camp.
[00:08:35] Belarusian athletes are participating in the 66th championship
[00:08:38] of the Russian Airborne Forces in skydiving. More than
[00:08:42] athletes as part of 14 teams started, the tournament program
[00:08:46] includes individual and group jumps for landing accuracy,
[00:08:49] and aerial acrobatics.
[00:10:26] Air Force Day is celebrated in our country. In Belarus, a
[00:10:30] national school for training army pilots has been created, which
[00:10:34] has already trained dozens of first-class pilots. One of
[00:10:37] them is a graduate of the first intake of the aviation faculty of the military
[00:10:41] academy. And now Deputy Commander of the Air Force
[00:10:44] and Air Defense Forces, Head of Aviation Colonel Alexander
[00:10:48] Belyaev, is our
[00:10:50] studio guest.
[00:10:58] to change rapidly, we see that the number of air defense systems is also growing,
[00:11:02] and electronic warfare means are developing. How are
[00:11:05] approaches to the use of aviation changing in this regard? A lot of military
[00:11:09] conflicts are happening at the present time, so we must
[00:11:12] analyze - in particular the use of aviation in each of the military
[00:11:16] conflicts. Mass use of aviation is receding into the background,
[00:11:19] more to the forefront comes the use of high-precision
[00:11:23] weapons, in small groups, both on the ground
[00:11:27] and in the air, the main emphasis has to be
[00:11:30] placed on training
[00:11:34] pilots, the use of aviation weapons, first of all,
[00:11:37] without entering the engagement zone of enemy air defense systems, the development of
[00:11:41] electronic warfare systems, ah, somewhat
[00:11:45] complicates the fulfillment of combat missions directly on the line of
[00:11:48] combat contact, it would seem that with the development of
[00:11:52] satellite navigation systems, we have already moved away
[00:11:56] from old navigation methods, but
[00:11:59] it turns out that everything invented earlier may be needed
[00:12:02] now, so pilots have to be trained to
[00:12:06] work autonomously,
[00:12:09] make smart
[00:12:11] decisions, and act
[00:12:14] boldly and decisively, relying only
[00:12:18] on their experience, knowledge of aviation equipment, and air
[00:12:22] navigation. In the era of active drone development, one can hear
[00:12:25] the opinion that now almost all tasks can be performed by
[00:12:28] drones, but can unmanned aerial vehicles in
[00:12:32] the future replace fighters, attack aircraft, helicopters?
[00:12:35] there is a different range of tasks to be solved,
[00:12:38] for example, the most striking example is the provision of
[00:12:42] maneuver of troops,
[00:12:45] unmanned systems cannot provide this, they have gained
[00:12:49] air superiority, which, let's say, is one of the primary tasks
[00:12:53] of unmanned aviation. aircraft also cannot
[00:12:56] provide this, any unmanned aircraft is still tied to
[00:13:00] a ground station, which also needs to be moved along the line of combat
[00:13:03] contact, along the front line. Again, if we return to
[00:13:07] drones, they have become a real scourge, they are now
[00:13:11] for both Russians and Ukrainians, active raids
[00:13:14] continue on various objects, and not always, of course,
[00:13:17] air defense copes. We see that combat helicopters
[00:13:21] are also used to destroy drones, how
[00:13:25] effective is this method generally? I would say
[00:13:27] that along with anti-aircraft missile forces,
[00:13:31] it is one of the most effective. First, the helicopter
[00:13:35] has one excellent advantage: it
[00:13:39] flies at speeds
[00:13:42] comparable to unmanned aerial vehicles,
[00:13:44] that is, engagement can be
[00:13:47] performed much more simply and
[00:13:51] cheaply, that is, with small arms and cannon armament,
[00:13:54] which significantly reduces the
[00:13:57] cost of combating unmanned aerial vehicles and
[00:14:00] expands the range of capabilities, that is, one helicopter can destroy
[00:14:04] up to ten, and sometimes up to 15, unmanned aerial vehicles per sortie,
[00:14:08] according to the experience of the special military operation, according to the experience of Russian
[00:14:11] colleagues. That is, this is
[00:14:14] a pretty good result,
[00:14:17] so this is a very effective means
[00:14:20] and very promising. And if
[00:14:24] we talk about the difficulties for the pilot in this work, we have
[00:14:27] new Mi-35 helicopters, right, they have arrived,
[00:14:31] how effective can they be in this work? I
[00:14:35] myself perform, so to speak, flights on Mi-35 helicopters,
[00:14:39] it meets the requirements that are placed on
[00:14:42] modern aviation complexes, the
[00:14:45] helicopter is equipped with a modern sighting
[00:14:48] complex, which allows
[00:14:51] observing air targets, including at night in the thermal imaging
[00:14:55] channel at sufficiently long
[00:14:57] distances.
[00:14:59] The Mi-35 is a quite effective means for combating unmanned
[00:15:03] aerial vehicles. Another relevant topic, it
[00:15:07] is also literally everywhere now - this is the introduction of artificial
[00:15:10] intelligence. In the Air Force, how
[00:15:13] necessary is artificial intelligence, maybe it is already being
[00:15:16] implemented somewhere? It's no secret that - all
[00:15:19] modern technologies, in principle, a large part of
[00:15:22] modern technologies came precisely from aviation.
[00:15:37] Of course, target selection in automatic mode,
[00:15:41] giving the pilot a target passport so that he can first
[00:15:44] focus on fulfilling the combat
[00:15:48] mission, and not think about what his sight sees, that is,
[00:15:51] some air target, or ground target,
[00:15:55] this is also a so-called element of artificial intelligence. In recent years, we
[00:15:58] have seen that the Air Force has been quite seriously
[00:16:01] rearmed, these are 130 cm and SM2 fighters, and Mi-35M
[00:16:05] helicopters.
[00:16:08] What other plans are there for rearmament, is this process stopping, or
[00:16:12] is something else waiting for us? At this moment, we have already
[00:16:15] embarked on the path of a fundamental renewal of the fleet of aviation
[00:16:19] equipment, everyone sees this,
[00:16:23] under no circumstances can this process be stopped, and no one
[00:16:26] intends to stop it, of course, because everyone understands that
[00:16:30] as soon as any renewal process is suspended, it is
[00:16:33] a path to degradation, decline, and...
[00:16:38] it will be impossible to get out of it later,
[00:16:41] in accordance with the prospective plan for the construction and development of
[00:16:45] the armed forces, measures are provided for the further
[00:16:48] renewal of the fleet of aviation equipment, not
[00:16:51] only renewal, but also an increase
[00:16:54] in aviation equipment, purchases of new models of aviation equipment, that
[00:16:58] is, all this will be systematically
[00:17:09] involved in performing the tasks of the "blue berets." At the base of the special
[00:17:12] forces brigade, autogyro pilots are trained. Fighters fly
[00:17:16] along the route, performing elements of simple and complex
[00:17:19] aerobatics. Details of the training from Alexander
[00:17:22] Mikulchik.
[00:17:29] Wings from an airplane, rotor from a helicopter weigh about
[00:17:32] 300 kg. The autogyro incorporated elements from several
[00:17:36] aircraft. Fighters note its versatility,
[00:17:40] with the help of the apparatus, paratroopers can be parachuted, wounded
[00:17:43] evacuated, reconnaissance conducted, and even drones
[00:17:46] destroyed.
[00:17:49] The aircraft is prepared, the door is removed, an experienced
[00:17:53] shooter sits down, we mainly use automatic rifles,
[00:17:56] it's more practical, more convenient, pilots fly there at
[00:18:00] speeds similar to ours, that is, everything
[00:18:03] catches up perfectly, everything can be shot down.
[00:18:07] They practiced at the training ground in Brest and here with our
[00:18:11] operators, all specialists underwent training at the military
[00:18:14] academy, the program includes courses, aerodynamics, aviation rules,
[00:18:18] meteorology, and, of course, many hours of practice.
[00:18:21] Our preparation takes place before each flight, naturally,
[00:18:25] we have a technician-engineer, so there's a double
[00:18:29] check, well, there's a list, all
[00:18:31] parts are inspected, naturally it's refueled,
[00:18:35] lubricants are checked. materials
[00:18:38] we produce. In the plan for the current exercise - route flights.
[00:18:41] Pilots fly in single crews as part of
[00:18:45] groups. The autogyro can reach speeds of up to
[00:18:48] 200 km/h and climb to an altitude of up to
[00:18:51] 3,000 m. The range is 450 km,
[00:18:55] which allows pilots to reach virtually any point in
[00:18:59] Belarus. All types of equipment that can positively
[00:19:02] influence the success of mission accomplishment are actively studied in
[00:19:05] the Belarusian army. The small air fleet will continue to actively
[00:19:09] grow and be used in combat
[00:19:11] training.
[00:19:17] The harvest continues in Belarus. Military equipment and
[00:19:20] servicemen were involved in solving the logistics task in the Senno
[00:19:23] district of Vitebsk region. Pavel Gordeychik observed the
[00:19:27] harvest campaign.
[00:19:28] Pavel Gordeychik.
[00:19:35] Now it's a busy time in the fields, every good day counts.
[00:19:38] Farmers work almost non-stop. Equipment is used to the maximum,
[00:19:41] to finish before the rainy season. The pace
[00:19:44] is colossal, but the fields are huge, with each passing day
[00:19:47] there is less and less time. In Vitebsk region
[00:19:51] there is unbearable heat, but for the farmers of Senno
[00:19:55] district this is only a plus. Grain ripens faster,
[00:19:58] combine operators work from dawn till dusk.
[00:20:01] I do it
[00:20:05] in the morning before harvesting. I clean
[00:20:08] the combine, I also wash the windows, clean
[00:20:11] the cab, tidy up, it's not too
[00:20:14] hard because I don't take full power,
[00:20:18] and I'm interested, I like this
[00:20:21] whole atmosphere with machinery, these
[00:20:25] combines, machines, the team
[00:20:28] is good too, I like it,
[00:20:32] for Alina Kulik, a second-year student at Vitebsk Medical College, this summer
[00:20:35] was unusual, instead of... To rest from studying, the girl
[00:20:39] went to her native Senno district and got into a combine harvester cab.
[00:20:42] The motivation is simple: to work with her father. Today it is
[00:20:46] a cohesive crew, he operates the machinery, she helps.
[00:20:52] if I stayed at home for
[00:20:54] the holidays, we would spend little
[00:20:58] time with dad, because he leaves early in the morning
[00:21:01] and comes home late in the evening, but this way
[00:21:05] I'm with him all day, I spend time on vacation, last
[00:21:08] year I got a tractor driver's license,
[00:21:12] this year I already got a car
[00:21:15] license, and Alina also learned military cohesion
[00:21:19] and precision from... in practice, she is going out into the field with
[00:21:22] military specialists for the first time. The military work with the same
[00:21:26] precision and discipline as when performing combat training
[00:21:29] tasks. Behind them are already tens of tons of transported
[00:21:33] grain. And the gratitude of farmers, who confidently
[00:21:36] say that with such assistants it is simply impossible
[00:21:40] to lose the harvest.
[00:21:42] Army drivers work in the fields in constant contact with
[00:21:46] farmers. As soon as the bunker filling sensor gives a signal,
[00:21:49] the combine instantly moves out, the military truck picks up
[00:21:53] freshly harvested grain and delivers it to a special
[00:21:56] storage facility. all conditions have been created
[00:22:00] for us for maximum efficient work, it remains for us
[00:22:04] to reinforce this with hard work and discipline, I
[00:22:08] believe that's all that is needed for effective work. We work
[00:22:11] continuously, every day, on average we transport about 40-50 tons
[00:22:15] of grain per day, different crops, wheat,
[00:22:18] we transported oats, in general, the work is going
[00:22:22] steadily. Military commissars regularly visit the fields,
[00:22:25] such is the president's order,
[00:22:29] their task is to keep the harvesting campaign under control, violators of
[00:22:32] discipline are immediately noted. In Senno district,
[00:22:36] there are no complaints about the farmers. As part of the instruction of
[00:22:39] the President of the Republic of Belarus, by visiting agricultural
[00:22:42] enterprises, by personal communication with leaders,
[00:22:45] employees, we inform them
[00:22:49] about the importance and awareness of
[00:22:52] performing their official duties. I know firsthand that once during
[00:22:56] my studies at the Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus, during
[00:22:59] my summer vacation - two seasons, I personally worked as
[00:23:03] an assistant combine harvester operator with my father. The work is very responsible,
[00:23:06] we worked from 5:00 in the morning until 12:00 at night, practically without
[00:23:10] rest, because every day is
[00:23:12] important. The country is entering the active phase of
[00:23:16] the harvest, and the initial figures are impressive. Taking into account rapeseed,
[00:23:20] the total yield has exceeded 7 million tons, which is double
[00:23:23] last year's figures for the same period.
[00:23:27] The harvest
[00:23:27] continues.
[00:23:33] In the year of the Belarusian woman, the Ministry of Defense, together with
[00:23:37] artist and designer Svetlana Vorobey, is launching
[00:23:40] a unique project in the field of fine arts.
[00:23:43] "The Language of Love, of Service." Details in our
[00:23:46] material.
[00:23:52] Breaking stereotypes, that's how you can
[00:23:55] characterize the joint project of Belarusian artist
[00:23:59] Svetlana Vorobey and the Ministry of Defense of
[00:24:01] Belarus. The master of the brush wants to show the army from
[00:24:05] an unexpected side, through the prism of art and
[00:24:09] romance. How to combine harsh army
[00:24:12] life and the flight of creative thought? Svetlana already has
[00:24:16] the answer. The thought came to me.
[00:24:50] lives in a world of images, flight is not just
[00:24:53] a metaphor, it is the very essence of creativity, she
[00:24:57] admits that for her, the dreamer is a single
[00:25:00] whole, and an unearthly
[00:25:03] artist, for me, flight is
[00:25:07] the meaning of life, and I am interested in
[00:25:10] showing what everyone perceives as a system,
[00:25:14] namely the Ministry of Defense, these are our
[00:25:17] protectors through...
[00:25:20] such rocks and rigidity, but behind all this shield
[00:25:24] that protects us, guards us, hides a living
[00:25:26] heart, the heart of an officer. In her works,
[00:25:30] Svetlana remains true to her author's style, she
[00:25:33] does not just illustrate facts, she captures the mood,
[00:25:37] passing it through herself. All the meanings that
[00:25:40] she sees in communication with servicemen will find
[00:25:43] reflection in her unique artistic
[00:25:46] solutions. The artist works in the surreal direction.
[00:26:02] of her art, her author's vision,
[00:26:05] perhaps, it will grow into some
[00:26:09] large-scale achievements. To truly feel the army atmosphere,
[00:26:12] Svetlana visited the mixed aviation base in
[00:26:16] Machulishchi, where she got acquainted with both military
[00:26:19] personnel and flew above the ground in
[00:26:22] a helicopter cockpit. Perhaps there, among
[00:26:25] the clouds, images for new paintings were already born,
[00:26:28] which will be dedicated to people in
[00:26:31] uniform. Since I go beyond the boundaries and
[00:26:35] frames, we are planning a series of events, that is,
[00:26:39] it will be a completely different level, different from a museum, where everything
[00:26:42] is more tied to one space, here
[00:26:46] fields, clouds,
[00:26:49] skies are provided, the exhibition "Officer's Heart" promises to be a bright
[00:26:53] event in the cultural life of the capital, the artist
[00:26:56] offers the viewer to look at the defenders of the homeland not
[00:27:00] just as warriors, but as... people with big
[00:27:03] souls, and judging by the inspiration with which Svetlana
[00:27:07] Vorobey talks about this project, the exhibition
[00:27:11] will indeed be
[00:27:12] unearthly.
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[00:28:20] The Middle East is burning again,
[00:28:23] our country is prospering, and we will soon defeat Iran, we will defeat
[00:28:27] them any day now, and life will become even better,
[00:28:30] Americans continue to steadfastly turn war into
[00:28:33] a business enterprise, in which the main profit must
[00:28:36] exceed costs. A scandal is brewing in Germany that could
[00:28:40] overturn the perception of the country as a bastion of civil
[00:28:44] liberties. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution may
[00:28:47] be granted the right to secretly enter private homes of
[00:28:51] citizens, hack computers and smartphones. Telecom operators
[00:28:55] and digital platforms will be obliged to cooperate with
[00:28:58] intelligence under threat of multi-million dollar fines. In
[00:29:01] the EU, a digital revolution is brewing that could
[00:29:04] permanently change the European internet.
[00:29:07] Today's European Union, which for decades taught the world about human
[00:29:10] rights and the inviolability of private life, is building
[00:29:14] a structure of total surveillance with enviable
[00:29:16] methodicalness. Every EU resident will receive a digital wallet
[00:29:20] linked to biometrics, bank accounts, medical data, and
[00:29:24] of course, internet activity. In practice, this means that any
[00:29:28] online step, from buying a ticket to commenting on news, will be
[00:29:31] linked.