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.