{"id":569064,"date":"2026-08-18T18:40:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=569064"},"modified":"2026-08-18T19:25:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T16:25:50","slug":"vitsyebsk-police-train-to-disperse-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/vitsyebsk-police-train-to-disperse-protests","title":{"rendered":"Vitsyebsk Police Train To Disperse Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Territorial police units of the Vitsyebsk garrison held exercises on dispersing protests. The training took place at the Losvido training ground.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs part of the groups, law enforcement officers practiced tactics for suppressing serious violations of public order and mass unrest\u201d<\/em>, the Vitsyebsk Regional Executive Committee\u2019s Department of Internal Affairs <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/uvd_vitebsk\/48553\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It should be recalled that in April, exercises on actions in \u201cspecial conditions\u201d were held in Vitsyebsk. Among other things, the security forces practiced suppressing mass unrest and detaining protest coordinators. Interior Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/security-forces-drill-protest-dispersal-using-protesters-with-flags-for-realism\"><strong>Ivan Kubrakou<\/strong> remained dissatisfied with the training of Vitsyebsk police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_569041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-569041\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-569041\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-16.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-16-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-16-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-569041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Vitsyebsk Regional Executive Committee\u2019s Department of Internal Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_569040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-569040\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-569040\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-18.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-18-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-18-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-569040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Vitsyebsk Regional Executive Committee\u2019s Department of Internal Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_569039\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-569039\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-569039\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-20.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-20-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-20-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-20-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-569039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Vitsyebsk Regional Executive Committee\u2019s Department of Internal Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_569037\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-569037\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-569037\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-26.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-26-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-26-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-26-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-569037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Vitsyebsk Regional Executive Committee\u2019s Department of Internal Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_569035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-569035\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-569035\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-32.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-32.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-32-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-32-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-32-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-569035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Vitsyebsk Regional Executive Committee\u2019s Department of Internal Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_569036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-569036\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-569036\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-29.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-29-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-29-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-29-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-29-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-569036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Vitsyebsk Regional Executive Committee\u2019s Department of Internal Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_569034\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-569034\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-569034\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-37.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-37.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-37-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-37-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-37-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-18_18-38-37-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-569034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Vitsyebsk Regional Executive Committee\u2019s Department of Internal Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Territorial police units of the Vitsyebsk garrison held exercises on dispersing protests. The training took place at the Losvido training ground. \u201cAs part of the groups, law enforcement officers practiced tactics for suppressing serious violations of public order and mass unrest\u201d, the Vitsyebsk Regional Executive Committee\u2019s Department of Internal Affairs reports. It should be recalled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":569063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a848791dacf3.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"691142dd","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"dTVKfmI95PYT":"Vitsyebsk Police Train To Disperse Protests"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[142338,143127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-569064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-society"],"wps_subtitle":"","permalink_manager":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569064","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=569064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/569063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=569064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=569064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}