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During a working visit to the Orsha district, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich visited one of the enterprises within the State Military Industrial Committee system. The Lieutenant General familiarized himself with the production, the progress of project implementation, and assessed the current situation.

– In a short period, this enterprise has made great strides. Production has been organized in a completely different way. It is equipped with modern machinery and specialists. A lot has been done in a year. Both the factory management and the military-industrial committee management approach tasks with understanding, – noted Alexander Volfovich.

He emphasized that the President of our country has tasked the State Secretariat with controlling the supply of new types of weapons to the armed forces and other paramilitary organizations.

– The global situation is not simple today – military conflicts are erupting in various corners, and hostilities are taking place. Belarus is located in the center of Europe, and all these processes affect our republic. Unfortunately, the level of military threats is increasing. This is despite the peaceful initiatives, proposals, and peaceful rhetoric coming from our head of state. We see unfriendly steps towards Belarus, accusations that we pose a threat to the European continent. Belarus does not prioritize militarization or increasing the size of its armed forces – which is what Poland and the Baltic states are doing. Attempts to destabilize the situation, instigated by Western curators and our "fugitives," continue. Everything related to security, including military security, is under the control of our President – he keeps his finger on the pulse, – noted the State Secretary of the Security Council.

To protect its national interests, there must be its own types of weapons and military equipment.

He recalled that a meeting was held last week where the head of state was briefed on the main issues of missile engineering.

– This is an absolutely new industry for our country. In just 5 years, we have deployed this production from scratch and trained our specialists. The President was interested in the direction for further development and the paths we see. The leadership of the State Military Industrial Committee and the Ministry of Defense have outlined the prospects for the development of this sector. There are new developments. We have mastered the production of ammunition for artillery systems and multiple launch rocket systems by reformatting some civilian enterprises, and have indeed achieved modern technologies for the production of ammunition for our armed forces. This is also an export product, which, unfortunately, is in demand, – emphasized the Secretary of State of the Security Council.

In a conversation with journalists, the Lieutenant General said that much has been done in terms of developing radio-electronic warfare systems, optical devices, and personal protection and equipment.

– Missiles, robots, aircraft – these are important. But the most important thing on the battlefield today remains the human, the soldier, who carries out the tasks. He needs to be protected and armed, – stressed Alexander Volfovich. - And considering our Belarusian forest and swampy terrain, we are focusing on the development of our models of weapons, military equipment, and personal protection means. All this is not to threaten our neighbors, but to protect national interests, to ensure the peace and security of our people. We are not threatening anyone, but we are preparing to defend our sovereignty and territorial integrity. This is what our grandfathers achieved 80 years ago with weapons in their hands, liberating the country from the Nazi invaders.