Photo Fact: Russian Tanks Near Asipovichy

An echelon with the Russian military vehicles arrived to the station of Veraitsy near Asipovichy.

As the locals told Radio Liberty, the military equipment was unloaded at night, and in the morning the column took the forest path to the military base, located near the village of Pratasevichy.

Meanwhile, a radio-location station was set in Veraitsy, there also remained a military-engineering machine on caterpillar tracks; a truck with awning, and a kung. Together with the unloaded railway platforms, three passenger carriages of the Russian railway are located at the station.

The road to the military base is broken by the caterpillars of tanks and large trucks. The distance between Veraitsy and the military base is about 5 kilometers.

On the military base, there’s bustle and rumbling of heavy military equipment. Tanks and other heavy crawler vehicles are set in the territory. Through the fence, one can see how the military men are walking round the armored vehicles. Single cannon shots are heard. The firing ground is located nearby.

The villagers curse the soldiers for breaking the road leading to pasture, where they graze cows. They say that it is difficult to reach the cows now.

Important to note, the Russia-Belarus military exercises West-2017 will start in September in the territory of Belarus. A record number of rail cars — more than 4 thousand — was involved to transfer the Russian contingent. Many politicians and military experts believe that Russian troops will remain in Belarus after the exercises.

The Warning Action demanding the abolition of the exercises West-2017 will take place at 7 p.m. on September 8 in the Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk.