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00:02:26Good morning, Arsenal is on air, with you Ekaterina Lazuka.
00:02:30Belarus and China are strengthening military cooperation. At this
00:02:33moment, a joint exercise "Swift Eagle 2026" is taking place at one of the training grounds in
00:02:36Hubei province.
00:02:40According to the plan, special operations forces and units of the
00:02:43People's Liberation Army of China are conducting a tactical
00:02:46operation in urban conditions. The BNT TV film crew
00:02:49is working at the
00:02:50scene.
00:02:55China and Belarus "Swift Eagle
00:02:582026." begins,
00:03:02a day of flight and a difference of five time zones,
00:03:05the start of the Chinese-Belarusian joint exercises
00:03:08of paratroopers, "Swift Eagle
00:03:102026" has been given.
00:03:19This is not the first joint training of the two countries.
00:03:22Belarus has repeatedly hosted military contingents
00:03:25from the Celestial Empire. Each time joint exercises expanded
00:03:28the range of tasks.
00:04:30or combat mission, it is similar in principle to
00:04:34ours, with the exception of some moments, our
00:04:37interaction signals work a little differently.
00:04:40The joint training program includes parachute jumps, shooting,
00:04:44urban and industrial
00:04:47mountaineering, drone control, maneuvers
00:04:50will last until the end of August. Andrey Rebrov,
00:04:53Alexander Petkevich, Chinese People's
00:04:55Republic.
00:05:00Arsenal is on air, about the news of the Army week in the program's
00:05:04information review.
00:05:11A tactical special exercise with reconnaissance forces, electronic warfare,
00:05:15fire damage and air defense was held in
00:05:18Grodno region. Units practiced joint
00:05:21actions to search for a simulated enemy and
00:05:24neutralize it. New radar systems of the domestic
00:05:27military industry were tested during the training. Servicemen
00:05:30tested the systems together with
00:05:32developers.
00:05:37Soldiers of the airborne assault brigade practiced driving BTR-80.2A
00:05:41armored personnel carriers afloat. Overcoming the water
00:05:44obstacle took place along a given route. Several training points
00:05:48were deployed during the training, "Blue Berets" practiced standards
00:05:51for preparing equipment for afloat, actions in emergency situations,
00:05:55rescue and evacuation
00:05:56groups.
00:06:01This summer, several hundred young officers joined the ranks of the Belarusian army.
00:06:05Introductory training camps are held for graduates of military
00:06:08universities. The events cover all garrisons
00:06:11of the country. So. lieutenants undergo a two-week
00:06:14intensive course, where they pass standards in tactics, fire and engineering
00:06:18training, complete multi-kilometer marches, force
00:06:21water barriers, perform parachute jumps. To make
00:06:24adaptation in military collectives faster, an experienced
00:06:28officer-mentor is assigned to each former cadet.
00:06:31Such a system should shorten the distance between theory and
00:06:35real army service already at the start of
00:06:37their career.
00:06:41On instructions.
00:07:13of weapon use. The military training camp will last about 60 days, men
00:07:17will refresh their knowledge and skills in military accounting specialties,
00:07:20perform a number of combat training tasks. The main goal of the training is
00:07:23to update the baggage of experience taking into account the specifics of modern combat
00:07:27training. This dugout will accommodate up to a platoon
00:07:30along with equipment, weapons, and supplies.
00:07:34At night, the room will be heated by
00:07:38potbelly stoves. Next, we proceed to
00:07:42training for... training, emphasis will be
00:07:45placed on fire training, medical training,
00:07:47and tactical
00:07:51training. phones, tablets, computers,
00:07:55with a large number of military-style activities. This
00:07:58is the program offered by the military to children in military-patriotic
00:08:02camps on the territory of military units. In addition, the
00:08:05mandatory program includes excursions to interesting places and sports
00:08:08competitions. One of the regular shifts ended this week.
00:08:15During their stay at the sports-patriotic camp
00:08:18"Guards," the children not only grow physically, we pay
00:08:22great attention to their physical training, but they acquire
00:08:25the most valuable thing - friendship and the bonds that form between them during
00:08:29their time in
00:08:30the camp.
00:08:35Belarusian athletes are participating in the 66th championship
00:08:38of the Russian Airborne Forces in skydiving. More than
00:08:42athletes as part of 14 teams started, the tournament program
00:08:46includes individual and group jumps for landing accuracy,
00:08:49and aerial acrobatics.
00:10:26Air Force Day is celebrated in our country. In Belarus, a
00:10:30national school for training army pilots has been created, which
00:10:34has already trained dozens of first-class pilots. One of
00:10:37them is a graduate of the first intake of the aviation faculty of the military
00:10:41academy. And now Deputy Commander of the Air Force
00:10:44and Air Defense Forces, Head of Aviation Colonel Alexander
00:10:48Belyaev, is our
00:10:50studio guest.
00:10:58to change rapidly, we see that the number of air defense systems is also growing,
00:11:02and electronic warfare means are developing. How are
00:11:05approaches to the use of aviation changing in this regard? A lot of military
00:11:09conflicts are happening at the present time, so we must
00:11:12analyze - in particular the use of aviation in each of the military
00:11:16conflicts. Mass use of aviation is receding into the background,
00:11:19more to the forefront comes the use of high-precision
00:11:23weapons, in small groups, both on the ground
00:11:27and in the air, the main emphasis has to be
00:11:30placed on training
00:11:34pilots, the use of aviation weapons, first of all,
00:11:37without entering the engagement zone of enemy air defense systems, the development of
00:11:41electronic warfare systems, ah, somewhat
00:11:45complicates the fulfillment of combat missions directly on the line of
00:11:48combat contact, it would seem that with the development of
00:11:52satellite navigation systems, we have already moved away
00:11:56from old navigation methods, but
00:11:59it turns out that everything invented earlier may be needed
00:12:02now, so pilots have to be trained to
00:12:06work autonomously,
00:12:09make smart
00:12:11decisions, and act
00:12:14boldly and decisively, relying only
00:12:18on their experience, knowledge of aviation equipment, and air
00:12:22navigation. In the era of active drone development, one can hear
00:12:25the opinion that now almost all tasks can be performed by
00:12:28drones, but can unmanned aerial vehicles in
00:12:32the future replace fighters, attack aircraft, helicopters?
00:12:35there is a different range of tasks to be solved,
00:12:38for example, the most striking example is the provision of
00:12:42maneuver of troops,
00:12:45unmanned systems cannot provide this, they have gained
00:12:49air superiority, which, let's say, is one of the primary tasks
00:12:53of unmanned aviation. aircraft also cannot
00:12:56provide this, any unmanned aircraft is still tied to
00:13:00a ground station, which also needs to be moved along the line of combat
00:13:03contact, along the front line. Again, if we return to
00:13:07drones, they have become a real scourge, they are now
00:13:11for both Russians and Ukrainians, active raids
00:13:14continue on various objects, and not always, of course,
00:13:17air defense copes. We see that combat helicopters
00:13:21are also used to destroy drones, how
00:13:25effective is this method generally? I would say
00:13:27that along with anti-aircraft missile forces,
00:13:31it is one of the most effective. First, the helicopter
00:13:35has one excellent advantage: it
00:13:39flies at speeds
00:13:42comparable to unmanned aerial vehicles,
00:13:44that is, engagement can be
00:13:47performed much more simply and
00:13:51cheaply, that is, with small arms and cannon armament,
00:13:54which significantly reduces the
00:13:57cost of combating unmanned aerial vehicles and
00:14:00expands the range of capabilities, that is, one helicopter can destroy
00:14:04up to ten, and sometimes up to 15, unmanned aerial vehicles per sortie,
00:14:08according to the experience of the special military operation, according to the experience of Russian
00:14:11colleagues. That is, this is
00:14:14a pretty good result,
00:14:17so this is a very effective means
00:14:20and very promising. And if
00:14:24we talk about the difficulties for the pilot in this work, we have
00:14:27new Mi-35 helicopters, right, they have arrived,
00:14:31how effective can they be in this work? I
00:14:35myself perform, so to speak, flights on Mi-35 helicopters,
00:14:39it meets the requirements that are placed on
00:14:42modern aviation complexes, the
00:14:45helicopter is equipped with a modern sighting
00:14:48complex, which allows
00:14:51observing air targets, including at night in the thermal imaging
00:14:55channel at sufficiently long
00:14:57distances.
00:14:59The Mi-35 is a quite effective means for combating unmanned
00:15:03aerial vehicles. Another relevant topic, it
00:15:07is also literally everywhere now - this is the introduction of artificial
00:15:10intelligence. In the Air Force, how
00:15:13necessary is artificial intelligence, maybe it is already being
00:15:16implemented somewhere? It's no secret that - all
00:15:19modern technologies, in principle, a large part of
00:15:22modern technologies came precisely from aviation.
00:15:37Of course, target selection in automatic mode,
00:15:41giving the pilot a target passport so that he can first
00:15:44focus on fulfilling the combat
00:15:48mission, and not think about what his sight sees, that is,
00:15:51some air target, or ground target,
00:15:55this is also a so-called element of artificial intelligence. In recent years, we
00:15:58have seen that the Air Force has been quite seriously
00:16:01rearmed, these are 130 cm and SM2 fighters, and Mi-35M
00:16:05helicopters.
00:16:08What other plans are there for rearmament, is this process stopping, or
00:16:12is something else waiting for us? At this moment, we have already
00:16:15embarked on the path of a fundamental renewal of the fleet of aviation
00:16:19equipment, everyone sees this,
00:16:23under no circumstances can this process be stopped, and no one
00:16:26intends to stop it, of course, because everyone understands that
00:16:30as soon as any renewal process is suspended, it is
00:16:33a path to degradation, decline, and...
00:16:38it will be impossible to get out of it later,
00:16:41in accordance with the prospective plan for the construction and development of
00:16:45the armed forces, measures are provided for the further
00:16:48renewal of the fleet of aviation equipment, not
00:16:51only renewal, but also an increase
00:16:54in aviation equipment, purchases of new models of aviation equipment, that
00:16:58is, all this will be systematically
00:17:09involved in performing the tasks of the "blue berets." At the base of the special
00:17:12forces brigade, autogyro pilots are trained. Fighters fly
00:17:16along the route, performing elements of simple and complex
00:17:19aerobatics. Details of the training from Alexander
00:17:22Mikulchik.
00:17:29Wings from an airplane, rotor from a helicopter weigh about
00:17:32300 kg. The autogyro incorporated elements from several
00:17:36aircraft. Fighters note its versatility,
00:17:40with the help of the apparatus, paratroopers can be parachuted, wounded
00:17:43evacuated, reconnaissance conducted, and even drones
00:17:46destroyed.
00:17:49The aircraft is prepared, the door is removed, an experienced
00:17:53shooter sits down, we mainly use automatic rifles,
00:17:56it's more practical, more convenient, pilots fly there at
00:18:00speeds similar to ours, that is, everything
00:18:03catches up perfectly, everything can be shot down.
00:18:07They practiced at the training ground in Brest and here with our
00:18:11operators, all specialists underwent training at the military
00:18:14academy, the program includes courses, aerodynamics, aviation rules,
00:18:18meteorology, and, of course, many hours of practice.
00:18:21Our preparation takes place before each flight, naturally,
00:18:25we have a technician-engineer, so there's a double
00:18:29check, well, there's a list, all
00:18:31parts are inspected, naturally it's refueled,
00:18:35lubricants are checked. materials
00:18:38we produce. In the plan for the current exercise - route flights.
00:18:41Pilots fly in single crews as part of
00:18:45groups. The autogyro can reach speeds of up to
00:18:48200 km/h and climb to an altitude of up to
00:18:513,000 m. The range is 450 km,
00:18:55which allows pilots to reach virtually any point in
00:18:59Belarus. All types of equipment that can positively
00:19:02influence the success of mission accomplishment are actively studied in
00:19:05the Belarusian army. The small air fleet will continue to actively
00:19:09grow and be used in combat
00:19:11training.
00:19:17The harvest continues in Belarus. Military equipment and
00:19:20servicemen were involved in solving the logistics task in the Senno
00:19:23district of Vitebsk region. Pavel Gordeychik observed the
00:19:27harvest campaign.
00:19:28Pavel Gordeychik.
00:19:35Now it's a busy time in the fields, every good day counts.
00:19:38Farmers work almost non-stop. Equipment is used to the maximum,
00:19:41to finish before the rainy season. The pace
00:19:44is colossal, but the fields are huge, with each passing day
00:19:47there is less and less time. In Vitebsk region
00:19:51there is unbearable heat, but for the farmers of Senno
00:19:55district this is only a plus. Grain ripens faster,
00:19:58combine operators work from dawn till dusk.
00:20:01I do it
00:20:05in the morning before harvesting. I clean
00:20:08the combine, I also wash the windows, clean
00:20:11the cab, tidy up, it's not too
00:20:14hard because I don't take full power,
00:20:18and I'm interested, I like this
00:20:21whole atmosphere with machinery, these
00:20:25combines, machines, the team
00:20:28is good too, I like it,
00:20:32for Alina Kulik, a second-year student at Vitebsk Medical College, this summer
00:20:35was unusual, instead of... To rest from studying, the girl
00:20:39went to her native Senno district and got into a combine harvester cab.
00:20:42The motivation is simple: to work with her father. Today it is
00:20:46a cohesive crew, he operates the machinery, she helps.
00:20:52if I stayed at home for
00:20:54the holidays, we would spend little
00:20:58time with dad, because he leaves early in the morning
00:21:01and comes home late in the evening, but this way
00:21:05I'm with him all day, I spend time on vacation, last
00:21:08year I got a tractor driver's license,
00:21:12this year I already got a car
00:21:15license, and Alina also learned military cohesion
00:21:19and precision from... in practice, she is going out into the field with
00:21:22military specialists for the first time. The military work with the same
00:21:26precision and discipline as when performing combat training
00:21:29tasks. Behind them are already tens of tons of transported
00:21:33grain. And the gratitude of farmers, who confidently
00:21:36say that with such assistants it is simply impossible
00:21:40to lose the harvest.
00:21:42Army drivers work in the fields in constant contact with
00:21:46farmers. As soon as the bunker filling sensor gives a signal,
00:21:49the combine instantly moves out, the military truck picks up
00:21:53freshly harvested grain and delivers it to a special
00:21:56storage facility. all conditions have been created
00:22:00for us for maximum efficient work, it remains for us
00:22:04to reinforce this with hard work and discipline, I
00:22:08believe that's all that is needed for effective work. We work
00:22:11continuously, every day, on average we transport about 40-50 tons
00:22:15of grain per day, different crops, wheat,
00:22:18we transported oats, in general, the work is going
00:22:22steadily. Military commissars regularly visit the fields,
00:22:25such is the president's order,
00:22:29their task is to keep the harvesting campaign under control, violators of
00:22:32discipline are immediately noted. In Senno district,
00:22:36there are no complaints about the farmers. As part of the instruction of
00:22:39the President of the Republic of Belarus, by visiting agricultural
00:22:42enterprises, by personal communication with leaders,
00:22:45employees, we inform them
00:22:49about the importance and awareness of
00:22:52performing their official duties. I know firsthand that once during
00:22:56my studies at the Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus, during
00:22:59my summer vacation - two seasons, I personally worked as
00:23:03an assistant combine harvester operator with my father. The work is very responsible,
00:23:06we worked from 5:00 in the morning until 12:00 at night, practically without
00:23:10rest, because every day is
00:23:12important. The country is entering the active phase of
00:23:16the harvest, and the initial figures are impressive. Taking into account rapeseed,
00:23:20the total yield has exceeded 7 million tons, which is double
00:23:23last year's figures for the same period.
00:23:27The harvest
00:23:27continues.
00:23:33In the year of the Belarusian woman, the Ministry of Defense, together with
00:23:37artist and designer Svetlana Vorobey, is launching
00:23:40a unique project in the field of fine arts.
00:23:43"The Language of Love, of Service." Details in our
00:23:46material.
00:23:52Breaking stereotypes, that's how you can
00:23:55characterize the joint project of Belarusian artist
00:23:59Svetlana Vorobey and the Ministry of Defense of
00:24:01Belarus. The master of the brush wants to show the army from
00:24:05an unexpected side, through the prism of art and
00:24:09romance. How to combine harsh army
00:24:12life and the flight of creative thought? Svetlana already has
00:24:16the answer. The thought came to me.
00:24:50lives in a world of images, flight is not just
00:24:53a metaphor, it is the very essence of creativity, she
00:24:57admits that for her, the dreamer is a single
00:25:00whole, and an unearthly
00:25:03artist, for me, flight is
00:25:07the meaning of life, and I am interested in
00:25:10showing what everyone perceives as a system,
00:25:14namely the Ministry of Defense, these are our
00:25:17protectors through...
00:25:20such rocks and rigidity, but behind all this shield
00:25:24that protects us, guards us, hides a living
00:25:26heart, the heart of an officer. In her works,
00:25:30Svetlana remains true to her author's style, she
00:25:33does not just illustrate facts, she captures the mood,
00:25:37passing it through herself. All the meanings that
00:25:40she sees in communication with servicemen will find
00:25:43reflection in her unique artistic
00:25:46solutions. The artist works in the surreal direction.
00:26:02of her art, her author's vision,
00:26:05perhaps, it will grow into some
00:26:09large-scale achievements. To truly feel the army atmosphere,
00:26:12Svetlana visited the mixed aviation base in
00:26:16Machulishchi, where she got acquainted with both military
00:26:19personnel and flew above the ground in
00:26:22a helicopter cockpit. Perhaps there, among
00:26:25the clouds, images for new paintings were already born,
00:26:28which will be dedicated to people in
00:26:31uniform. Since I go beyond the boundaries and
00:26:35frames, we are planning a series of events, that is,
00:26:39it will be a completely different level, different from a museum, where everything
00:26:42is more tied to one space, here
00:26:46fields, clouds,
00:26:49skies are provided, the exhibition "Officer's Heart" promises to be a bright
00:26:53event in the cultural life of the capital, the artist
00:26:56offers the viewer to look at the defenders of the homeland not
00:27:00just as warriors, but as... people with big
00:27:03souls, and judging by the inspiration with which Svetlana
00:27:07Vorobey talks about this project, the exhibition
00:27:11will indeed be
00:27:12unearthly.
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00:28:20The Middle East is burning again,
00:28:23our country is prospering, and we will soon defeat Iran, we will defeat
00:28:27them any day now, and life will become even better,
00:28:30Americans continue to steadfastly turn war into
00:28:33a business enterprise, in which the main profit must
00:28:36exceed costs. A scandal is brewing in Germany that could
00:28:40overturn the perception of the country as a bastion of civil
00:28:44liberties. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution may
00:28:47be granted the right to secretly enter private homes of
00:28:51citizens, hack computers and smartphones. Telecom operators
00:28:55and digital platforms will be obliged to cooperate with
00:28:58intelligence under threat of multi-million dollar fines. In
00:29:01the EU, a digital revolution is brewing that could
00:29:04permanently change the European internet.
00:29:07Today's European Union, which for decades taught the world about human
00:29:10rights and the inviolability of private life, is building
00:29:14a structure of total surveillance with enviable
00:29:16methodicalness. Every EU resident will receive a digital wallet
00:29:20linked to biometrics, bank accounts, medical data, and
00:29:24of course, internet activity. In practice, this means that any
00:29:28online step, from buying a ticket to commenting on news, will be
00:29:31linked.