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[00:00:38] Good evening everyone, and the main event for this hour is the news with Polina Shuba
[00:00:41] and Sergey Lugovskiy. Hello, watch the
[00:00:44] program. Not for war, but for confidence in peace. In Belarus,
[00:00:48] serial production of small arms has been established. The president
[00:00:51] evaluated the first model. The task for the future is the development
[00:00:55] of a machine gun. But we fight exclusively on
[00:00:58] the agrarian field. We stand on guard of food security.
[00:01:02] In the north of the country, the harvesting of the second bread has begun. By the way, we will also tell
[00:01:06] how to train in managing agricultural drones. We are actively
[00:01:09] growing with the fruits of all-weather
[00:01:12] cooperation with China. From fields to high
[00:01:15] technologies. The common horizons of Sineoka and the Celestial Empire in the topic
[00:01:18] of the day. And spiritual unity. The All-Belarusian procession
[00:01:22] started in Zhirovichi. The route includes 16
[00:01:25] settlements. You can
[00:01:27] join.
[00:01:30] Small arms are the basis of any army, the president stated today during
[00:01:34] a visit to the production unit
[00:01:36] Kidmatek. Alexander Lukashenko was presented with
[00:01:39] their own, fully localized production of small arms, and
[00:01:43] this is the first such experience for our country. The process is established
[00:01:47] from development to serial production, in particular, it is about
[00:01:50] a completely our model, the VSKA
[00:01:54] 100B assault rifle. And no matter how much military
[00:01:57] technologies are perfected, the main determining force.
[00:03:00] Here, Dmitry and Romanach,
[00:03:03] who recently led the military-industrial complex, started,
[00:03:06] probably, to produce. All this is their great
[00:03:09] merit, and well done for doing it, without
[00:03:13] this there is no war, there is no defense, in order
[00:03:17] to fight you need small arms. Another
[00:03:20] important remark from the president concerns constructive criticism, it
[00:03:24] allows manufacturers to improve products that
[00:03:27] enter service in the army.
[00:04:00] Cut, break, crush, when we create the first
[00:04:03] samples, but in no case do not accept
[00:04:06] some nonsense, as the military say:
[00:04:09] well, let's accept it and then modify it, no, modifications
[00:04:13] should be done here, and we should accept an already perfect
[00:04:16] product. The president reviewed various samples
[00:04:19] of small arms, Alexander Lukashenko delves into the nuances and
[00:04:23] gathers opinions. The exhibition also presented the laboratory
[00:04:26] work from which our assault rifle, VSKA
[00:04:30] 100B, began.
[00:04:32] In 2012, we started work. This is a hunting
[00:04:36] carbine, Beppry, which is produced by the Molot
[00:04:39] Oruzhiye Vyatskiye Polyany concern. Taking it as
[00:04:43] a basis, we extracted the trigger mechanism from it,
[00:04:47] the single-fire sear.
[00:04:50] It fired single cartridges and the magazine held only
[00:04:53] 10 cartridges. We threw
[00:04:55] all that out, so to speak, and installed our own.
[00:05:20] We got this assault rifle, and after conducting all the research in the armed forces, we gave
[00:05:24] the assault rifle for testing, and today,
[00:05:27] by decision of the Minister of Defense, one of the units
[00:05:31] has been provided with 500 units.
[00:05:33] Such products have been allocated for testing
[00:05:37] because, as we reported,
[00:05:41] we... this assault rifle,
[00:05:43] yes. You checked it,
[00:05:47] we checked it, taking into account the comments of our specialists, they are all
[00:05:50] taken into account there, even the receiver cover had a problem
[00:05:53] with too much powerful recoil, it was modified,
[00:05:57] they made it. He knew the dictator would give a gift to the president - a fully
[00:06:01] domestic assault rifle. Another copy, Alexander Lukashenko instructed
[00:06:04] to make for the Museum of the Palace of Independence.
[00:06:08] This is a purely combat assault rifle, it has been fully tested, combat
[00:06:11] 762. Here they also took an unconventional
[00:06:15] approach. When signing the plate, they wrote not for war, but for
[00:06:19] confidence in peace. This production, in fact,
[00:06:22] but one must be made
[00:06:25] and displayed in the Palace of Independence, it was difficult, hard, people
[00:06:29] did it for centuries, Russians
[00:06:32] and others, but they, under
[00:06:35] a democratic dictatorship, managed to produce this in
[00:06:39] a short period of time, well done.
[00:06:42] They did it great, I don't think it cost more than
[00:06:46] someone else did, dictatorship is also very important, and I
[00:06:50] always thought about our
[00:06:53] industrialists, you see, I see,
[00:06:57] it turns out you can learn something from him
[00:07:01] constantly, and you just whine in the press, they made you make
[00:07:05] that robot, it milks cows, a miracle
[00:07:08] they made. At this production facility, they plan to master the production
[00:07:12] of high-precision rifles, pistols, submachine guns, and machine guns.
[00:07:16] Thus, the country has practically created a small arms
[00:07:19] production industry from scratch. And
[00:07:23] today the president signed a decree on the development of agro-ecotourism.
[00:07:26] The sphere is intended to be given an additional impetus, in particular, preferential
[00:07:29] lending to agro-ecotourism entities has been extended for
[00:07:32] an unlimited period. Lending limits
[00:07:35] are abolished, the terms for concluding loan agreements
[00:07:38] are increased from 5 to 8 years for agricultural organizations,
[00:07:42] and from 7 to 10 years for individuals. Approaches
[00:07:45] to supporting agritourism estates that are located far from large
[00:07:49] settlements are also changing. They will be able to pay a special
[00:07:52] fee instead of tax, the rate as of January 1 is 45 rubles. Well,
[00:07:56] in addition, according to the new rules, estates can now have
[00:07:59] a maximum of 15 living rooms, and the list of
[00:08:03] services they provide has been expanded.
[00:08:06] In the north of the country, potato harvesting has begun. Equipment has entered the fields
[00:08:10] of the Tolochinsky district, it is here that for many years they have maintained the reputation
[00:08:14] of a potato region. Seven varieties are grown on an area of
[00:08:17] more than a thousand hectares. They have mastered the technology of quick
[00:08:20] freezing. The semi-finished product goes to restaurants and retail
[00:08:24] chains. The team works in a coordinated manner,
[00:08:27] in a week, we will begin mass
[00:08:30] harvesting. This year's harvest has turned out well. Everything that
[00:08:34] could be done, we did. We protected it from
[00:08:37] diseases, pests, and weeds. Our food potatoes
[00:08:40] are mainly Belarusian.
[00:08:43] These are Yulia and Skarb.
[00:08:46] The harvest is delivered from the fields to potato storage facilities, the mandatory
[00:08:49] stage is sorting, humidity and temperature are under constant
[00:08:53] control. An important contribution to food security
[00:08:57] will be the training of young specialists in working with
[00:08:59] agricultural drones. From the new academic year, in Smilovichi
[00:09:03] State College, future tractor drivers will be able to study
[00:09:06] piloting, operation and repair of drones.
[00:09:10] Vladislav Perelygin will talk about new approaches to training
[00:09:13] agrarians. Vlad, we are waiting for
[00:09:14] details.
[00:09:18] Colleagues, greetings! The training of future specialists will take place at
[00:09:21] the competence center of Smilovichi State College. Here, a precision
[00:09:25] farming laboratory has already been equipped, there are agricultural drones
[00:09:28] and simulator trainers. It is on this basis that students will
[00:09:32] gain practical skills in working with unmanned aerial vehicles. The new
[00:09:36] program is designed for graduates of the ninth grades. Training will last
[00:09:40] 2 years and 10 months. In addition to controlling drones, future
[00:09:44] tractor drivers will be taught how to maintain and diagnose them.
[00:09:47] Separately, students will master the tractor autopilot, which
[00:09:50] receives data from the satellite and helps the equipment move along
[00:09:54] a given route. Our agriculture is moving into
[00:09:57] digital, and fields are being digitized,
[00:10:01] and drones are being used very actively
[00:10:04] in the fields, because in certain weather conditions, it is
[00:10:07] impossible for tractors to enter the fields, but
[00:10:10] drones can process crops without problems.
[00:10:14] Students will encounter these technologies, i.e.,
[00:10:17] drones, soil mapping, smart seeders.
[00:10:20] If there is waterlogged soil or so much snow has melted since
[00:10:24] winter, equipment cannot enter there yet, we can get stuck. For
[00:10:27] this, an agricultural drone is used, so it can, not only apply everything faster and
[00:10:31] more efficiently, but also without harming the soil.
[00:10:34] Also, if we have wide-grip aggregates, let's say,
[00:10:38] 24 meters for application, our field is small and
[00:10:41] it is unprofitable to move large equipment there, it will spend more
[00:10:45] fuel economically on turning strips, trample
[00:10:48] crops somewhere. It is possible to launch such an agricultural drone, it will be more
[00:10:52] economically correct, also if...
[00:11:25] which works effectively only in conjunction with a human. Vlad,
[00:11:28] thank you, these are the news. We are following the developments in
[00:11:31] the country and the world. More information is on our website news.by.
[00:17:46] Army, today, tomorrow, storming, trenches, action in
[00:17:50] urban areas, neutralization of drones, just part
[00:17:53] of the tasks that are practiced by the guards of the mechanized brigade
[00:17:57] Zaslonovo.
[00:18:00] Red, over the past 5 years everything has changed a lot, the training ground has been deeply modernized, of course,
[00:18:03] we have made it a priority. now, first of all, it is about
[00:18:07] officer training, everything depends on the officer,
[00:18:11] weapons, equipment, real men's professions
[00:18:14] and not invented military stories, combat duty
[00:18:17] of radio technical units is not interrupted for a minute, as
[00:18:21] we are the first to detect all radar targets, we already prompt
[00:18:25] everyone so that the aviation works, so that the air defense works,
[00:18:29] for 15 years, based on the engineering and airfield regiment
[00:18:32] in Bobruisk, a sports and patriotic camp
[00:18:35] operates... here
[00:18:37] the guys spend time interestingly and, most importantly, productively.
[00:18:41] Watch the project "Arsenal" on
[00:18:44] Sundays on the TV channel Belarus 24.
[00:21:49] 2009. and I was only 22 years old, at that
[00:21:53] moment I would never have thought, or said, that I would become the head
[00:21:57] of the enterprise, with Vladimir's arrival in production,
[00:21:59] she gave us the task of making the housewife's work easier
[00:22:03] today, she is a scientist with a capital letter, especially in the field
[00:22:06] of economics, there are very few such people, whom
[00:22:10] they know and respect at the government level, at the administration
[00:22:13] and presidential level. I am a macroeconomist, that is, I know
[00:22:17] the patterns of how it develops.
[00:22:50] exchange of bilateral delegation visits in the fields of industry and agriculture.
[00:22:53] The free economic zone in Vitebsk expands business cooperation with
[00:22:57] Uzbekistan. During online negotiations, the parties discussed
[00:23:00] prospects for interaction, export-import potential, and
[00:23:03] the implementation of investment
[00:23:06] projects. Belarus is actively increasing the supply
[00:23:09] of rapeseed oil both to the domestic market and for export. With a guest
[00:23:13] of the program, we will talk about a new trend in the food culture of Belarusians, about how
[00:23:17] domestic products are conquering the world.
[00:23:21] Under the bright name of Kupala. The Summer School of Belarusian Language and
[00:23:25] Culture is being held at Grodno State University. The event
[00:23:29] will enrich foreigners' knowledge of the history, culture, literature, and
[00:23:32] Belarusian language. Less
[00:23:35] than a month until the main running event of the year. On
[00:23:38] September 6th, the Minsk Half Marathon will take place, which will unite
[00:23:41] thousands of healthy lifestyle enthusiasts not only from Belarus, but also from foreign
[00:23:45] countries.
[00:23:54] When the soul pushes to move
[00:23:57] forward, and not to lag behind the soul,
[00:24:00] the stomach sings, and there is a thirst for travel and
[00:24:04] adventure. Do you
[00:24:07] like to eat somewhere along the way?
[00:24:11] Always,
[00:24:14] food is