On August 7, 2023, the Ministry of Defence of Belarus announced that the 6th Separate Guards Mechanised Brigade (6 SGMB) would conduct an exercise in the Grodno area in the north-west of Belarus, near the Polish and Lithuanian borders, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
These specific exercises are highly likely part of the Belarusian military’s routine training cycle. 6 SGMB’s home garrison is in Grodno, and it is unlikely that the formation is currently deployed with the enablers it would need to make it combat-ready.
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The ministry said that the exercise intended to incorporate lessons learnt by the russian military in Ukraine. There is a realistic possibility that the Belarusian troops will be joined by a small number of Wagner Group advisors acting in a training role.
However, russia is almost certainly keen to promote Belarusian forces as posturing against NATO.
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