Two more echelons with Russian personnel and equipment arrive in Belarus

Two echelons of the Russian forces were sent from Kantemirovka station (Voronezh region, Russia) on January 8 and 9, Belarusian Hajun monitoring group said on Telegram.

The first consisted of 1 passenger and 42 platform cars. It arrived at the railway station Slonim (Grodno region, Belarus) on January 11 at 00:15.

The group notes that among the vehicles in the echelon were 2 Ural fuel trucks, 2 armored personnel carriers, 6 trucks (Ural and KamAZ, some - KUNG), and 1 trailer (generator), 1 KamAZ truck crane, 2 MAZ fuel trucks and 1 UAZ Patriot. Some of the vehicles had a "Z" sign. 

On January 12 at 8 a.m., another train of the Russian forces, consisting of 52 cars, arrived at the station Slonim from Kantemirovka. There were 3 passenger and 49 platform cars.

Taking into account the new information, the monitoring group notes the change in the number of the Russian Armed Forces grouping in Belarus:

Equipment - at least 91 units (to be clarified);

Personnel - ≈ 200 people.

• The Ministry of Defense of Belarus announced flight tactical exercises and staff training with Russia at the end of 2023.

•  Serhiy Zgurets, CEO of Defense Express military expert group wrote in detail about the joint exercises of the Russian and Belarusian military in his article of January 9.