Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs (MVD) of Belarus, Major General Nikolai Karpenkov, the commander of the internal troops of the republic, said that a new special forces detachment was formed after the units “Lynx”, “Smerch” and “Honor” in the country. – “Berkut” will be formed. Transmits words “Belarus Today”.
According to Karpenkov, training sessions and combat coordination have already been carried out. In the future, it is planned to create three more special forces units in Gomel, Grodno and Brest through the redistribution of resources.
According to the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus, the task of Berkut, as in the existing units, will be to combat sabotage and reconnaissance groups (DRGs) and illegal armed groups.
On March 5, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus Ivan Kubrakov declarationthat the Belarusian opposition abroad will destabilize the situation in the country, including power, but they are ready to resist the Lynx special forces.