{"id":528753,"date":"2026-03-26T19:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=528753"},"modified":"2026-03-26T20:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:53:34","slug":"riot-suppression-and-hostage-rescue-drills-held-in-pinsk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/riot-suppression-and-hostage-rescue-drills-held-in-pinsk","title":{"rendered":"Riot Suppression And Hostage Rescue Drills Held In Pinsk"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Command-staff exercises of Belarus\u2019s Interior Ministry continued in Pinsk, where security forces practiced three scenarios of escalating situations in an urban environment \u2014 from dispersing crowds to a counterterrorism operation.<\/p>\n

The first scenario focused on suppressing mass unrest.<\/p>\n

\u201cOfficers split the crowd, isolated aggressive leaders, and used special equipment in close-contact conditions. At the same time, a UAV unit conducted reconnaissance of the surrounding area, assessed the situation, and provided information,\u201d<\/i> the Interior Ministry press service said.<\/p>\n

The second scenario involved neutralizing armed criminals inside a building \u2014 including covert containment, reconnaissance, and a coordinated assault using stun devices.<\/p>\n

The third and most complex scenario simulated a hostage rescue in a shopping center. Special units \u201cAlmaz,\u201d \u201cRys,\u201d and \u201cBerkut\u201d carried out a simultaneous assault by storming teams, evacuated civilians, and cleared the building.<\/p>\n

According to the ministry, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakou<\/b> highly praised the coordination of the units. The exercises placed particular emphasis on interaction between special units, coordination with local authorities, and rapid decision-making.<\/p>\n

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Command-staff exercises of Belarus\u2019s Interior Ministry continued in Pinsk, where security forces practiced three scenarios of escalating situations in an urban environment \u2014 from dispersing crowds to a counterterrorism operation. The first scenario focused on suppressing mass unrest. \u201cOfficers split the crowd, isolated aggressive leaders, and used special equipment in close-contact conditions. At the same […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":528752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69c572a6b908f.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"691142dd","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"dTVKfmI95PYT":"Riot Suppression And Hostage Rescue Drills Held In Pinsk"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[142338],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-528753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/528752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}