BELARUSTV — broadcast 20260920 083000 UTC 417 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:01:23] Good morning, Arsenal is on air, with Ekaterina Lazuka. [00:01:26] Meetings on the sidelines of international forums, a special kind of military [00:01:30] diplomacy, quick contacts, exchange of opinions [00:01:33] sometimes one handshake after several months turns into [00:01:37] an official visit or a new channel of interaction. At [00:01:41] the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin [00:01:45] managed to hold talks with representatives of various [00:01:48] countries. The scale of the venue allows this. The forum [00:01:51] gathered participants from 100 countries and international organizations. [00:01:55] Over 60 delegations were headed by defense ministers [00:01:59] and chiefs. [00:02:05] On the eve of the forum's opening, Viktor Khrenin met with Chinese Defense Minister [00:02:09] Admiral Dong Jun, the parties discussed issues of developing [00:02:12] cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence, peacekeeping [00:02:16] activities, and training military personnel. In this [00:02:19] regard, I would like to express gratitude for [00:02:22] the invitation to the peacekeeping [00:02:25] courses. [00:02:30] which will allow our officers to gain [00:02:33] valuable experience from the Chinese side in this [00:02:37] area. On the sidelines of the forum, meetings were held [00:02:40] between the Belarusian Defense Minister and high-level representatives from [00:02:44] 14 states. During talks with the head of the Azerbaijani military [00:02:47] department, Zakir Hasanov, the parties expressed [00:02:50] satisfaction with cooperation in practical terms. And at a meeting with [00:02:54] the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Tahi [00:02:58] Asanlo, it was noted that Tehran is ready to enhance cooperation in [00:03:02] a number of areas in the military sphere, some of which can be [00:03:05] implemented in the next 2-3 months. Speaking in [00:03:08] the presidium, Viktor Khrenin linked current crises to the profound [00:03:12] transformation of the world order. Conflicts in Ukraine, armed [00:03:15] confrontations in the Asia-Pacific region, [00:03:18] militarization of the Arctic. The multipolar international [00:03:21] architecture is taking concrete shape, and this process [00:03:25] is accompanied by turbulence and a crisis of global [00:03:28] security. [00:03:31] We too often see how the same actions [00:03:34] receive the opposite assessment [00:03:37] depending on who commits [00:03:39] them. In one case, they talk about aggression against [00:03:43] a sovereign state, in another about [00:03:46] the need for armed intervention. Peace [00:03:50] begins with dialogue, and security with [00:03:53] trust, we are responsible for [00:03:56] them. The minister paid special attention [00:04:00] to the risks associated with new technologies, autonomous systems, [00:04:03] artificial intelligence and the militarization of space, all of which [00:04:06] risk unintended escalation. The head of the Belarusian [00:04:09] defense department believes that it is critically important to develop [00:04:12] common rules for their application. It should be [00:04:16] recognized that the main tasks of modern armed forces [00:04:19] include not only armed defense of the state, [00:04:23] but also conflict prevention. The main condition for [00:04:26] the stability of international relations is no longer a balance. The key [00:04:36] condition for stability, the minister called not the balance of military force, but [00:04:39] shared responsibility and mutual trust. At the same time, Belarus's position [00:04:42] is based on concrete proposals, not declarations, and [00:04:46] such an approach, as the forum showed, resonates with partners. [00:04:50] The visit concluded with a visit to the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong in [00:04:53] Tiananmen Square. This became a sign of special trust and [00:04:56] respect. Viktor Khrenin left an entry in the guest of honor book. [00:05:05] Arsenal is on air, about the news of the army week in the information review [00:05:09] of the program. [00:05:15] One of the units of the mechanized formation of the Northwestern [00:05:18] operational command underwent a snap inspection of combat [00:05:21] readiness, checked completeness, equipment of personnel, [00:05:24] availability and condition of weapons and equipment. One of [00:05:28] the goals of these activities is, of course, to check how to eliminate those [00:05:31] shortcomings that were identified during the large-scale [00:05:35] inspection of the armed forces, which was carried out in the first half of the year, as well as [00:05:39] how - the tasks set by the head [00:05:42] of state based on the results of the aforementioned [00:05:45] inspection are being implemented. Tank crews marched to the designated [00:05:49] area, where they began to pass standards in combat [00:05:52] training subjects. Also, the guardsmen performed exercises of control firing [00:05:56] with standard ammunition at night and during the day. At the same [00:05:59] time, the inspection of the combat readiness of the artillery [00:06:02] brigade continues. The formation was replenished with military personnel, and the reception [00:06:06] of equipment from the national economy was organized. In the near future, the formed [00:06:10] units will begin individual [00:06:17] and combat coherence. Special Operations Forces received another batch of [00:06:20] BTR-82A armored personnel carriers. [00:06:23] The solemn ceremony of presenting new combat vehicles took place in [00:06:27] Brest. This is not the first delivery of such equipment, for several [00:06:30] years now, fighters of mechanized and airborne units have been performing [00:06:34] tasks on it. Now, the blue berets will be able to act more effectively [00:06:38] when delivering groups to the area, destroying lightly armored enemy [00:06:41] equipment, [00:06:43] evacuating the wounded. [00:06:46] Also, the Special Operations Forces unit was replenished with new [00:06:49] fuel tankers. In a solemn ceremony, Deputy Minister of Defense for [00:06:53] Logistics Alexander Masolov handed over forms and keys to vehicles [00:06:57] of domestic [00:06:58] production to the units. [00:07:02] Tactical and special exercises concluded at the Sipovichsky training ground. [00:07:05] During the training, actions of artillery systems were practiced. [00:07:08] Crews supported combined arms units with fire. [00:07:17] One of the features of the training is the use of Krasnopol-type [00:07:20] projectiles, whose laser homing head [00:07:23] provides almost 100% [00:07:25] hit. [00:07:28] The premiere of the documentary film by Voen TV "Peace by [00:07:32] Touch" took place at the Belarus cinema. The film tells [00:07:35] about the life and work of the composer and performer Daniil Saveni, [00:07:39] soloist of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble. [00:08:12] is protected only if united, and united if [00:08:15] protected. In Belarus, they understand the price at which the nation was united, [00:08:19] and they see what efforts some Western countries are making to [00:08:23] split the republic. In response, Minsk does not wave its fists and does not [00:08:26] stamp out divisions. We are open for constructive dialogue, but we do not [00:08:30] bend under threats. Belarus builds its future, relying on a rich [00:08:34] history, its values and determination to defend peace by all [00:08:38] means. And this is not a divorce. With you Svetlana Smyk. Good afternoon. [00:08:41] These days, hundreds of events, flower-laying ceremonies, motor rallies, [00:08:45] and round tables are taking place across the country, and the theses are frank. We have finally [00:08:49] started to look directly, without blinking, at the past. We talk about the events of [00:08:53] 1939 as a great achievement of the people, an example of national [00:08:56] attraction, a precursor to current unity and [00:08:59] pride. In the 1930s, the Polish authorities called us cattle, dog's [00:09:03] blood, and we flew into space. By 1939, [00:09:06] not a single Belarusian school was left, and now we have advanced science [00:09:10] on the continent. Our faith was oppressed. Now there is no hint [00:09:13] of interfaith misunderstanding. Today we [00:09:16] also remember, remember that the territories annexed by Poland [00:09:20] were returned to the Belarusian Soviet Socialist [00:09:23] Republic, and no matter how anyone tries to tell [00:09:26] you, young people, through [00:09:29] fashionable social networks or in some other way, their [00:09:33] versions of events, we must tell the truth, not [00:09:37] a convenient one for everyone, about the fact that in those years in our western regions under [00:09:40] the guise of sanation. [00:10:12] We hit a nodal and painful point for our opponents from [00:10:15] the West. Paradoxically, neither the alliance with Russia, nor the appearance of nuclear [00:10:19] weapons on the territory of the Republic, nor even the tension on the border with [00:10:22] Ukraine, cause such poisonous irritation [00:10:26] as the decision of Belarusians to live an independent and sovereign life, because our [00:10:29] proud originality goes against the philosophy of subjugating the weak, [00:10:33] against the thesis that only Western democracy and civilization bring peace [00:10:37] and justice. Under this democracy, we would not exist at all, as [00:10:40] a state and nation, but we exist as an example of efficiency, sincerity [00:10:44] and openness. Our land has been reborn from [00:10:48] the ashes many times, we were not broken by bloody campaigns against the Eastern [00:10:51] Slavs, nor by the First World and Great Patriotic Wars. [00:10:55] I have said many times: we, Belarusians, do not need what belongs to others, [00:10:58] neither land, nor wealth, nor ideas, we have a beautiful [00:11:02] country, a hardworking people, you, rich [00:11:05] traditions, cultural, political, we do not impose [00:11:08] our philosophy of life on anyone, but [00:11:12] an imported philosophy will not [00:11:14] take root here either. By the way, our unity, including territorial, still [00:11:18] does not give peace to Warsaw itself, they have not abandoned their dreams of [00:11:21] the Eastern Kresy with open arms in Poland. Only [00:11:25] those who work to split Belarus were accepted, while the neighboring country [00:11:29] greedily arms itself, similar processes are taking place in the Baltic countries, [00:11:32] Ukraine, so our unity must be with fists, they [00:11:36] are traditionally behind our backs, we only use them in exercises, [00:11:39] inspections, gatherings, perhaps, it is the army that fully [00:11:43] embodies the essence of the concept of national unity, through [00:11:46] the armed forces in military-patriotic clubs, [00:11:48] cadet schools, compulsory and contract service, in the training of territorial [00:11:52] defense forces, people's militia pass representatives. of all strata [00:11:56] of society, in the troops comes the realization of the main thing: [00:11:59] whether you are a builder, an IT specialist or an entrepreneur, your country [00:12:02] is united only if protected, protected only if [00:12:06] united. [00:12:11] A great gift for the Day of National Unity was prepared by Belarusian [00:12:15] builders, in just 17 months, instead of [00:12:18] the planned 27, the building of the National Museum of [00:12:21] Belarus was erected in Minsk. An important place in the exhibition will be occupied by materials [00:12:25] on the preparation and conduct of the liberation campaign of the Red Army in September 1939, which resulted in the unification of the Belarusian [00:12:33] который завершился объединением белорусского [00:12:35] people in a single national [00:12:37] state. [00:12:44] The entry of the Red Army into the territory of Poland on September 17, [00:12:48] 1939, is called nothing less than a stab in [00:12:52] the back of Poland in the West. Stalin and Hitler fraternally divided Poland [00:12:55] and unleashed a world war. Indeed, on August 22, [00:12:58] 1939, Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs [00:13:02] of Germany, Joachim von [00:13:06] Ribbentrop, arrived in Moscow [00:13:08] for negotiations on concluding a non-aggression pact. During the negotiations, Ribbentrop [00:13:12] indeed began with a pre-prepared, high-flown [00:13:16] speech about the spirit of brotherhood that bound [00:13:20] the Russian and German peoples. However, [00:13:22] Molotov immediately interrupted him: "There [00:13:25] is not and cannot be brotherhood between [00:13:29] us. If you want, let's talk about [00:13:32] business." And the business was that the Soviet [00:13:35] Union was interested in avoiding [00:13:38] a war on two [00:13:40] fronts. These days, the Red Army was repelling attacks by Japan on the Khalkhin Gol [00:13:43] River. The attack by Germany on Poland and its [00:13:47] defeat, according to the Soviet General Staff, was [00:13:50] inevitable. The Soviet leadership had no doubt that [00:13:53] the Wehrmacht would continue. [00:13:58] "We do not forget that your ultimate goal is to attack [00:14:01] us." Preparing for the inevitable struggle with fascism, the Soviet [00:14:05] delegation insisted on including the Kresy Wschodnie, the Baltics [00:14:08] and Bessarabia in the Soviet sphere of influence. Moscow thus [00:14:11] gained the opportunity to use one of the [00:14:15] norms of international law in force at that [00:14:18] time, the right to self-help. Under [00:14:21] this norm, a state that believed that the actions [00:14:25] of another subject of international law posed a threat [00:14:29] to its vital interests could [00:14:33] resort to forceful actions to eliminate [00:14:36] this threat. It should be noted that Great Britain, [00:14:39] France and the United States actively [00:14:43] used this right during World War II. [00:14:47] On September 1, Germany and Slovakia attacked Poland. [00:14:50] The Wehrmacht in parts. After [00:14:53] the flight of the entire Polish leadership in [00:15:37] an unknown direction, the USSR began to think. [00:15:41] Hitler's army had already occupied [00:15:44] Polish lands and entered the territory of Western [00:15:48] Belarus. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was not governed [00:15:50] by anyone. The government and army command were [00:15:54] on the run. 30 thousand Polish soldiers fled to [00:15:57] Romania, another 40,000 to Hungary. [00:16:00] A real threat arose for 4 million Belarusians. They could fall [00:16:04] under Hitler's occupation, and the Wehrmacht had [00:16:08] every chance to reach the immediate approaches to Minsk. On September 17, [00:16:12] 1939, the Red Army moved to [00:16:15] stop [00:16:16] Hitler. [00:16:22] Only gendarmerie units and the border guard corps [00:16:25] tried to resist the Red Army. Formations and [00:16:28] units of the Belarusian front reached the Curzon Line, [00:16:31] which at one time established the eastern border of Poland [00:16:34] and stopped. Not a single centimeter of Polish lands was [00:16:38] seized. [00:16:42] In the West, they acknowledge the wisdom of the Soviet government, which managed [00:16:45] to find an invulnerable solution to the issue of Western Ukraine and Western [00:16:49] Belarus, and refrained from annexing [00:16:52] territories inhabited mainly by Poles. [00:16:55] The French Ambassador to the USSR, Paul Najaar. [00:16:59] A telling reaction of Great Britain to [00:17:01] the events that occurred. On October 17 and [00:17:05] 27, the USSR was informed [00:17:08] that Great Britain wanted [00:17:11] to see an ethnographic Poland [00:17:14] of modest size, and there could be no [00:17:17] question of returning Western Ukraine and Western [00:17:21] Belarus to it. On November 2, [00:17:25] 1939, the fifth extraordinary session of the Supreme Soviet [00:17:29] of the USSR and on November 12, [00:17:32] the extraordinary sessions of the Supreme Soviets of the Ukrainian SSR and [00:17:35] BSSR satisfied. [00:18:08] situation. During the command and staff exercise with the troops of the Western operational [00:18:12] command, new methods of conducting modern [00:18:15] confrontations were tested. Maneuvers unfolded at several [00:18:19] training grounds and areas in the Brest and Grodno [00:18:22] regions. Details from my [00:18:24] colleagues. [00:18:30] The exercise is a logical continuation of a series of maneuvers in the current training [00:18:34] year. Analysis of the results of the spring complex exercise [00:18:37] with the association made it possible to determine directions for further [00:18:40] improvement of troop training and control [00:18:43] system. We deliberately focus on [00:18:46] staff training, because today a lot [00:18:49] depends on decision-making, on the speed of officials' work, on the [00:18:53] ability of the communication and control system to transmit appropriate [00:18:56] signals, a lot, and at the same time, [00:18:59] as the main directions that [00:19:03] will be done within the framework of this exercise, [00:19:06] this is... decision-making, operational movement on [00:19:10] the terrain, deployment of command posts according to the cluster type, [00:19:14] in fact, all those new elements that were also demonstrated to the [00:19:17] commander-in-chief during the signal [00:19:20] troop exercises. Operational data exchange, channel security, [00:19:24] and communication stability directly affect control [00:19:27] effectiveness. In modern combat, even a few seconds of delay in [00:19:30] transmitting information can have catastrophic [00:19:33] consequences. These requirements are taken into account when equipping units. [00:19:46] We are independent of external communication sources, we can operate [00:19:49] autonomously, specifically a battalion can provide [00:19:53] its own communication within the unit regardless of external [00:19:55] factors. One of the main threats in modern combat [00:19:59] is drones. Methods of countering birds [00:20:02] are constantly being improved. In the units, mobile [00:20:06] fire groups have been created. And their primary task is to control [00:20:09] the airspace and, if necessary, to quickly [00:20:12] move to the area where enemy drones are detected in order to [00:20:16] destroy them. For the most rapid and effective [00:20:19] response, we directly interact with the command [00:20:23] post, from where a signal is received. At this stage, we see [00:20:26] the effectiveness of these groups due to their high mobility. While moving [00:20:30] to the point, one of the fighters is constantly behind the turret, while [00:20:33] electronic warfare equipment is working. The rest of the personnel [00:20:37] dismounts, takes up the necessary positions, and continues to conduct [00:20:40] observation. According to the training scenario, [00:20:43] sabotage and reconnaissance groups regularly try to breach the defense [00:20:47] system and penetrate the units' forces. Based on [00:20:50] this, a continuous search for the enemy is conducted, and if [00:20:53] detected, the composition of weapons and the nature of their [00:20:57] actions are assessed. We act accurately and effectively. In these exercises, with the help [00:21:01] of a drone, a sabotage and reconnaissance group was detected, after [00:21:04] which, by the decision of the senior commander, it was subjected to [00:21:07] fire. Methods of fire impact on [00:21:10] the enemy increasingly involve working without direct [00:21:14] contact. There are enough means for this: FPV drones, [00:21:17] artillery, tanks, firing is conducted, including from concealed [00:21:21] positions. The advantage of a concealed firing position is that [00:21:25] the enemy needs a little more time to detect us. We worked from [00:21:29] one position, rolled over to the second, and are working from the second, which [00:21:32] increases the survivability of the crews. During the maneuvers, all [00:21:35] units are in constant motion, performed a fire [00:21:38] mission, and promptly changed position. During the march, [00:21:42] engineers help overcome natural [00:21:45] obstacles if necessary. On one of the route sections. [00:21:49] in inspection activities of vehicles [00:22:37] with the aim of identifying illegally transported weapons, ammunition, explosive [00:22:41] devices. My fighters are charged, they are motivated, a very [00:22:45] good team has been assembled, everyone is responsible for the training itself [00:22:48] and for the tasks set. [00:22:51] The practical part of the maneuvers is conducted openly, the actions [00:22:55] of the units are observed by military attachés from eleven countries, [00:22:58] five of them representatives of NATO member countries. The maneuvers [00:23:01] are defensive in nature and aimed at increasing the readiness [00:23:05] of troops to act in case of threats to state security. [00:23:09] The active [00:23:14] phase of the operational-tactical exercise of the Air Force and Air [00:23:18] Defense Forces of Belarus concluded at one of the training grounds of the Russian [00:23:21] Federation. The maneuvers became the largest training for Belarusian [00:23:24] anti-aircraft gunners and pilots this year. [00:23:28] During the training, combat crews [00:23:37] operate in the most difficult target environment. The work is carried out in close [00:23:41] cooperation with units of radio-technical troops, [00:23:44] which conduct continuous reconnaissance. [00:23:48] During the exercises, new [00:23:52] station methods were tested, stations were spaced [00:23:55] up to 10 km apart, all stations [00:23:58] worked on wired communication channels, moved [00:24:01] away from radio so that there was no suppression, all targets [00:24:05] were tracked, all missile launches were recorded by radar [00:24:09] means and transmitted to the higher command post. [00:24:12] For the first time, we worked on [00:24:17] banquet target missiles. Sonata gained [00:24:21] good experience, as before we worked on Armavir target missiles, it was [00:24:24] unusual, but we worked out the combat assessment as excellent. [00:24:28] Together with experienced specialists, [00:24:32] combat work is carried out by military academy cadets, as part [00:24:36] of S-300 crews. Female operators, who, along with men, [00:24:39] perform complex tasks of detecting, tracking [00:24:43] targets and preparing launches. [00:24:46] We have been preparing for this for [00:24:50] quite a long time, we passed the selection in the academy to join the combat [00:24:53] crew, we also went [00:24:56] to training, we had an internship, this is my [00:24:59] first launch, the emotions will remain forever, [00:25:02] the target was hit, the task was completed. [00:25:06] The air frontier is held not only [00:25:10] by land, in the sky over the training ground, pilots solve their tasks, [00:25:14] crews of Su-30 fighters, SM2 combat training [00:25:17] aircraft, 130 hit high-speed [00:25:21] targets, demonstrating filigree [00:25:24] accuracy. The main emphasis is placed [00:25:27] on countering air attack means, [00:25:30] on countering unmanned aerial [00:25:33] vehicles and small-sized high-precision grenade [00:25:36] missiles. 22 air targets were destroyed. On target [00:25:39] 10. [00:25:41] According to the commander of the Air Force and [00:25:44] Air Defense Forces, anti-aircraft gunners, pilots and radio [00:25:47] technical units acted coherently in close [00:25:51] coordination, having worked out new methods and techniques [00:25:53] for using forces. The maneuvers confirmed that the Belarusian [00:25:57] sky shield is capable of effectively countering [00:26:00] modern means... You watched Arsenal, with you was [00:26:15] Ekaterina Lazuka, follow the latest army news on [00:26:19] the Voen TV telegram channel, subscribe to our channel on [00:26:23] YouTube, all the best, see you on Belarus 1 and [00:26:26] Belarus 24 TV channels. [00:26:28] Shot. [00:26:32] Figures of Belarusian culture [00:27:12] tell how their fate unfolded. On air [00:27:16] is the "Life Frames" program. So, today [00:27:19] we have in the studio, as always, a very interesting and [00:27:22] talented guest. We have been living in a peaceful country for [00:27:26] over 80 years, without knowing war, many perceive this [00:27:29] as... [00:27:34] and the tragedy that our people experienced, they no [00:27:37] longer perceive it so acutely. I think your parents told [00:27:41] you about how [00:27:44] you came into the world, it was all in a partisan [00:27:48] detachment, that's how they got married there, then [00:27:51] after some time I was born in 1943, [00:27:54] on March 18th. But why, when faced with the choice [00:27:57] of profession, did you, in principle, go into choral [00:28:01] conducting? You know, I didn't become a pianist, [00:28:04] I studied privately for 6 years, and then I [00:28:08] entered music school, I was scared and [00:28:11] uninterested, I really wanted to be a doctor, [00:28:14] the documentary-biographical project, "Life Frames," [00:28:17] watch on Belarus 24 [00:28:20] TV channel, [00:28:23] about Minsk from different angles with an immersion in the past, [00:28:26] Oktyabrsky district, the main gates of Minsk, where [00:28:30] Belarusian hospitality begins directly from the aircraft gangway and the railway station platform, [00:28:34] the youngest in energy [00:28:37] and grandiose in urban scale, [00:28:40] Moskovsky, the main scientific and educational center [00:28:43] of Minsk, with leading universities and [00:28:46] a student quarter, a city of achievements [00:28:50] and opportunities, interesting discoveries and events, [00:28:53] Minsk is constantly developing and growing [00:28:56] infrastructurally. Literally a couple of minutes and we are on the forty-second [00:29:00] floor of a ultra-modern future. This is [00:29:04] the tallest building in the city of Minsk in the Republic [00:29:06] of Belarus. The project "Your City". Here, on the picturesque [00:29:09] bank of the Slepyanskaya water system, an Alley of Benches appeared, [00:29:13] where schoolchildren acted as the authors of the sketches. Watch it on [00:29:17] our TV channel. On guard of the border, protecting [00:31:18] the country's economic interests. Customs service [00:31:21] employees celebrate their professional holiday. A protest [00:31:24] action engulfed the capital of Argentina. People took to the [00:31:27] streets...