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00:00:15The length of the Belarusian border is over 3,500 km,
00:00:18two-thirds of which is with Ukraine and the European Union.
00:00:22Today, this is the most tense section, and information often
00:00:25appears in the media about the reinforcement of one or another
00:00:29border.
00:00:32Reinforcing the border means transferring protection to a more
00:00:35strict, intensive, and dense mode of operation.
00:00:38The border begins to be guarded by more forces and means than in
00:00:42normal, calm times, to exclude the possibility of
00:00:45illegal crossing or armed breakthrough.
00:00:49Mobile groups, special forces of border troops, and, if
00:00:53necessary, the army and
00:00:56internal troops are deployed to the border. Observation and patrolling are carried out
00:00:59not... if necessary, border guards can use
00:01:03armored vehicles
00:01:04and drones.
00:01:12The main tasks of the mobile group are repelling armed
00:01:15attacks, searching for intruders, reinforcing outposts, conducting
00:01:19ambushes, and raids. Crossing the land border
00:01:22is carried out through checkpoints. All other
00:01:25attempts are illegal. Every such violation
00:01:29needs
00:01:30to be responded to.
00:01:37People decide to illegally cross the border when
00:01:40legal methods are unavailable. Everyone has their own
00:01:44reason: fleeing war, violence, seeking a better life
00:01:47abroad, family reunification, smuggling,
00:01:51terrorism, and much more. This step is always difficult,
00:01:54expensive, and involves enormous
00:01:56risk. Shell, shell.
00:02:05Border guards are helped not only by drones, thermal imagers, and night
00:02:09vision devices. The basic element of combat training is
00:02:13tracking. To an experienced eye, the ground tells
00:02:16a lot: a campfire, a discarded cigarette butt, a food
00:02:19wrapper reveals the location of a stop. Reading tracks
00:02:22allows one to determine the speed and approximate weight of a person.
00:02:26If the stride is short and the footprint is pressed into the heel, it means... years,
00:02:48this is usually the spring and summer period, but attempts to violate
00:02:51the state border are not excluded in the winter
00:02:54period either. After detention, delivery to the detention center,
00:02:58identification of the person. Investigation and
00:03:01court.
00:03:10The Lithuanian section of the state border is one of
00:03:12the most advanced. Here, new security and
00:03:16control systems are always tested and implemented first. The
00:03:19Smarhon border group is responsible for this part of the border. It is one of
00:03:23the oldest in the border service system, established
00:03:26in October ninety-two. The sections are
00:03:30equipped with intelligent alarm systems,
00:03:33optoelectronic surveillance systems, automated
00:03:37posts that allow round-the-clock viewing
00:03:40of the border strip in 360°,
00:03:44and prompt dispatch of alarm groups. Within the Smarhon
00:03:48border group's area of responsibility is the nuclear power plant, the main hub
00:03:51of transport arteries with the Baltic countries. It is also a forge
00:03:55for cynological personnel; a training center for border
00:03:58cynologists operates here.
00:04:30high activity in terms of
00:04:33violations.
00:04:37In peaceful and stable times, checkpoints work like
00:04:40bridges, connecting countries. Freight traffic increases
00:04:43trade turnover, the number of tourists grows, and
00:04:47cultural and personal ties are maintained. However, in case
00:04:50of cooling relations, checkpoints become a barrier,
00:04:54a bottleneck, turning into an instrument
00:04:57of political pressure and leverage. Today... many exits
00:05:00from Belarus are closed, and those that are functioning are not operating at
00:05:04full capacity. Neighboring countries, Poland, Lithuania, and
00:05:07Latvia, daily receive from 15 to
00:05:1150% of the norm. Ukraine is closed
00:05:14completely.
00:05:20Taking advantage of the low workload at Kameny Log, the checkpoint
00:05:24is awaiting a large-scale reconstruction. It is
00:05:26the only one on the border with the European Union where the infrastructure
00:05:30has not been updated for more than 20 years. A radical restructuring will allow
00:05:34to increase throughput capacity. At the same time,
00:05:36the Belarusian side does not plan to close the direction for the duration
00:05:40of the major renovation. The reconstruction will include
00:05:44a complete overhaul of the checkpoint, from the lanes
00:05:47where vehicles move,
00:05:50to the administrative buildings located on the territory of the checkpoint.
00:05:53The throughput capacity of the checkpoint will undoubtedly be increased.
00:05:57As of today, it stands at 5,000 people per
00:06:00day and 2,060 vehicles. Among
00:06:04the innovations for Belarusian checkpoints is
00:06:07dactyloscopy. Biometric data has long
00:06:10been used by the European Union and the USA. Our country can
00:06:13request fingerprints. Unlike documents, they
00:06:17cannot be forged, transferred to another person, or altered.
00:06:20Such cases have been recorded many times at
00:06:23the border.
00:06:28In October 2026, at the Brest checkpoint, a Malian
00:06:32citizen presented her cousin's passport to border guards.
00:06:36The investigation showed that the woman could not enter
00:06:39the European Union with her own passport, as she did not have one.
00:07:12mechanical damage
00:07:15to tendons, for example, as a result of which we will not
00:07:19be able to obtain a high-quality palm print. In its usual
00:07:22form, the passport has existed for about 100 years. During
00:07:25this time, people have learned to steal, forge, and re-glue
00:07:29photographs. Unlike paper documents, fingerprints
00:07:32are unique. By comparing them with data stored in
00:07:36the passport chip, visa system, or other database,
00:07:39border guards make sure that the passport... belongs exactly
00:07:43to the person who is presenting it. We
00:07:45must obtain prints of both
00:07:49hands, palms of each
00:07:52finger separately, right hand - four
00:07:55fingers, this is also a control print. All
00:07:58the information we collect enters the automated dactyloscopic
00:08:02information system, where it is stored. The automated
00:08:06dactyloscopic information system, when a control print
00:08:10of four fingers is applied... gives us information
00:08:13about whether there is information about this
00:08:17person in this system, that is,
00:08:19has this person undergone dactyloscopic registration
00:08:23before? Biometrics
00:08:26significantly expands verification capabilities.
00:08:29If a lawbreaker or deported foreigner
00:08:33changes their name, surname, and obtains a new
00:08:36passport in their home country, the border system will
00:08:39still recognize them by their fingerprints and block their entry into... For example, into the European Union.
00:08:43According to the rules of the Dublin Agreement, immigrants are entered
00:08:47into the Eurodac database so that they cannot repeatedly
00:08:50apply for asylum in several countries under different
00:08:53names. If a person in a foreign country does not
00:08:57have documents, their identity, citizenship, and date
00:09:00of legal entry can be instantly restored from their fingerprints
00:09:04in the database. Before allowing entry, the system
00:09:07compares the passenger's fingerprints with international and
00:09:11internal databases. This helps to detain people
00:09:14who are wanted or involved in terrorist activities directly at
00:09:17the border. If a foreigner commits
00:09:21an offense within the country and leaves traces,
00:09:24law enforcement will be able to quickly identify
00:09:27the perpetrator. The main specificity and difficulty for
00:09:30border guards at railway stations lies in the
00:09:33strict time limit. Unlike automobile checkpoints,
00:09:36the service here is tied to
00:09:39a strict train schedule. Processing one train
00:09:43takes from 15 to 50 minutes. During this
00:09:46time, hundreds of passengers must be checked and
00:09:50any violations must be excluded. The only operating
00:09:53railway checkpoint in the direction of the European Union
00:09:57today is Gudogai, located 8 km from
00:10:00Lithuania. Since March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
00:10:04passenger railway traffic with Ukraine and the EU
00:10:08was suspended. Initially, the restriction
00:10:10was introduced as a temporary measure to contain the spread
00:10:14of coronavirus infection. Subsequently, the neighboring countries
00:10:18did not resume
00:10:19traffic.
00:10:23Several times a day, trains connecting Kaliningrad
00:10:27and the rest of Russia pass through Belarusian Gudogai. Border
00:10:30patrols thoroughly inspect wagons and technological
00:10:34cavities to prevent the illegal transport of weapons,
00:10:37ammunition, drugs, prohibited goods, or
00:10:40illegal migrants. Hello, border control, Belarus.
00:10:44Please take off your glasses. Where are you going
00:10:47from?
00:10:50Which document did you use to cross the Lithuanian Republic? Schengen
00:10:53visa, good. Among the tasks is also the suppression of attempts
00:10:57of illegal entry or transit of citizens of third countries
00:11:00who are on international wanted lists or do not have
00:11:04legal grounds for entry. As
00:11:07a rule, this violation is related
00:11:10to being on the territory of the Republic of Belarus
00:11:14beyond the established rules, the absence
00:11:16of any valid documents, staying on the territory
00:11:20of the Republic of Belarus without valid documents giving the right
00:11:23to stay on the territory of the Republic.
00:11:31Among the tasks of border guards in this direction is also
00:11:34monitoring passengers of electric trains from Minsk. For
00:11:37illegal migrants, this is a simple, cheap, and
00:11:40inconspicuous way to get as close as possible to the border with
00:11:44Lithuania. The railway checkpoint is awaiting
00:11:47expansion. Customs and border control of freight trains are being
00:11:51gradually transferred here. All these years, freight trains
00:11:55have undergone customs clearance in
00:11:57Molodechno.
00:12:00Belarus has several dozen rivers on its border,
00:12:03which either cross the border or serve as natural
00:12:07water borders themselves. There are just over a dozen
00:12:10large and medium rivers that form river sections of
00:12:14the border. The longest water border is 150
00:12:17km with Ukraine. These are the waters of the Dnieper, Pripyat, and Sozh.
00:12:21The border with Poland is shared by the Western Bug, Narew, and the Neman
00:12:25tributary, Svisloch. With Latvia, the Western Dvina and Sinyukha. From
00:12:28the Lithuanian side, Neman, Viliya, Solcha, and
00:12:31Ditva. You can't step into the same river twice. This expression
00:12:35is attributed to Heraclitus, but it also applies to guarding
00:12:38the water surface. The current, the mobility of
00:12:41the bank itself, due to constantly changing natural
00:12:45conditions, river sections of the border are considered
00:12:48difficult to control. Riverbeds are subject to
00:12:51erosion, the formation of new branches, and changes in
00:12:55the fairway for ships, along which the border is usually established.
00:12:58This requires regular joint demarcation
00:13:02and hydrographic
00:13:03work.
00:13:07The river leaves no traces. For patrolling, border guards
00:13:10use high-speed boats, motorboats, and in
00:13:14winter, air-cushion vessels for moving across ice
00:13:17and open water. The main risks here are associated with illegal
00:13:21fishing, smuggling using watercraft, and also
00:13:25unintentional border crossings by local residents or
00:13:28tourists in boats. Thermal imagers, automated
00:13:32observation posts, and radar stations capable
00:13:35of detecting any moving objects on
00:13:39the water at any time of day are actively installed on the banks.
00:13:42Border guards inspect the surrounding territory and
00:13:46the shallow coastline. There's no such thing as it being
00:13:49easier on land, it's on river sections. Our
00:13:53border service is
00:13:55very specific and requires border guards to have a very
00:13:58high level of training, both theoretical and physical,
00:14:02including moral, to be
00:14:04constantly ready to guard and protect the borders of our
00:14:08homeland. In swamps and other impassable areas,
00:14:12modular outposts are being built. In case of flooding or other
00:14:15situations, the post can quickly move to another
00:14:18location, and cameras and sensors will continue their
00:14:21silent monitoring of the border.
00:18:38Andrey Petrovich, be ready! It sounds in Britain. This is not
00:18:42a pioneer call, but a demand from the British
00:18:45military to their own citizens regarding such
00:18:48autonomous existence in case of a major war. Why
00:18:51is this question being raised now? The Labour Party is changing strategy,
00:18:55changing strategy in a fundamental way. The transition from
00:18:58global Britain to an era of crises, they are moving towards
00:19:01such a progressive, adequate strategy, as they
00:19:05believe, the goal is unambiguous.
00:19:45well, literally, but the question is, we already talked about this, that these are institutions, and they mainly deal with institutions, that is, we are used to seeing
00:19:49alliances somewhat differently, building them both vertically and horizontally.
00:19:53In the Anglo-Saxon world, horizontal connections play the main role,
00:19:57and if we look at British society as a whole, it is still class-based,
00:20:00despite the fact that they are trying in every way to represent these classes – upper, middle,
00:20:04working classes. That is,
00:20:08nevertheless, it must be understood that today their parliament is also formed
00:20:11accordingly. So, regarding this program, "Be Ready,"
00:20:15West Streeting, the new Defense Minister, who until recently
00:20:18in Keir Starmer's cabinet was the Minister of Health
00:20:21and Social Security,
00:20:25has seriously decided to change the approaches of the
00:20:28Ministry of Defense. It is important to note that West Streeting himself is an open
00:20:31gay man, he has his own husband, which
00:20:35he, by the way, does not hide and is quite proud of. He grew up in a not-so-rich family
00:20:39in East London. What's important is that both on his father's
00:20:43and mother's side, he had criminals all over the place. For those
00:20:47interested, you can Google it. Such a fate, you wouldn't wish it on anyone. Especially
00:20:50since he was born into a family of teenagers. His mother was
00:20:53only 18 years old when he was born, and his father was
00:20:57just 17 years old. Well, his father immediately left, because everything...