According to the minister, such “people's militia” ; will be especially in demand in rural areas. They will help the local authorities “maintain order in a situation where the activity of saboteurs is not excluded.” Minsk wants to force 100-150 thousand Belarusians to join the detachments.
This is reported by BelTA with reference to the statement of the head of the Belarusian Defense Ministry Viktor Khrenin.
According to Khrenin, the number of “volunteers” who will join the people's militia, maybe more than 150 thousand people.
“We do not exclude that those people who have not undergone military training, including women,” can become volunteers,” he said. Khrenin.
He also noted that he is following the course of “the conflict in the south (in Ukraine – ed.) and sees the need for such a composition.”
“Such an organism, in addition to system, will ensure the defense capability of our country,” Khrenin added.
The day before, the government of Belarus decided to expel Polish diplomats from Grodno and Minsk.
