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Who Drives Around Belarus On Armored Vehicles Bearing ‘Novorossia’ Symbols

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Who Drives Around Belarus On Armored Vehicles Bearing ‘Novorossia’ Symbols
PHOTO BY PALINA STSEPANENKA

A few curious facts about the "guests" from Russia, who traveled with the separatists’ symbols from Vorsha to Brest.

A few days ago the Belarusian media reported about a column of Russian armored vehicles, in which there was a car with the symbols of the separatists of the so-called "Novorossia".

Later, a photo of the armored race in Brest, where its final part was held, apppeared in the social networks.

It was the armored race "Road of Courage", which was held for the second time.

"Solidarity" collected several interesting facts about the organizers of the race and their partners in Belarus.

The organizer received a grant from Putin

The armored race "Road of Courage" is conducted by the Russian inter-regional public organization Military Technical Society, registered in 2016.

As reported by the organization's website, the event is held with the direct support of the Russian Foundation for Presidential Grants.

The main goal of the Military Technical Society is "the preservation of the military and technical heritage of the army of the USSR and Russia", as well as "the implementation of military technical measures for young people with a patriotic orientation."

The armored race is held for the second time, the organizers consider it as an annual event.

The participants of the race this year were representatives of Russia, Belarus, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Kazakhstan. According to the plan they must overcome more than 2300 km of the way.

Last year, the Military Technical Society organized the crossing of the Kerch Strait on armored vehicles BRDM-2.

Who drives the jeep with the "DNR" symbols

A jeep with the symbols of the unregistered "DNR" and "LNR" and inscriptions "Novorossia, we are with you", as well as the flag of the Saratov region was seen in the column of the participants of the armored car. The car number plates also shows the vehicle comes from the Saratov region.

The Saratov website "Public Opinion" reports that the Saratov region is represented at the race by the combat reconnaissance patrol car BRDM - 2 and the car "Volkodav". The head of the team is a member of the council of the Saratov regional branch of the All-Russian public veteran organization "Combat Brotherhood", the director of the research-and-production enterprise "Soliton" Sergei Zhernovoy.

According to the information provided by the website of the enterprise, one of the customers of "Soliton" is the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The enterprise produces special equipment, including off-road vehicles of the series "Leshiy", "Ratibor" and "Volkodav".

ALIAKSEI MIHALIN AND ALIAKSANDR MIATLA (RIGHT). PHOTOS VK.COM/VOENTEX

In Minsk, the participants of the race were met by Aliaksandr Miatla, one of the founders and head of the Stalin Line. In the Military Technical Society’s pages in social networks he is called "our friend and partner in Belarus".

The Minsk program included a visit to the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, as well as the speech of the head of the Military Technical Society Aliaksei Mihalin on the stage in the fan zone "Sputnik Belarus" before the Russia-Egypt match.

The news about this VKontakte accompanied by a playful comment: "How do Russian fans come to watch football? Of course, on an armored vehicle! "

The race continues.

On the way back from Brest to Moscow, participants of the armored race will visit Baranavichy and Biaroza.

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