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title: "Lukashenko orders combat readiness check of the Belarusian army: reason named in Minsk"
description: "On August 26, Lukashenko ordered a combat readiness check of the Belarusian army. Minsk linked the decision to the CIA director's visit to Moscow, while military infrastructure is being built in the Gomel Region near the border."
date: 2026-08-26T10:32:00.000Z
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tags: [belarus, military, lukashenko, cia, russia-ukraine-war]
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# Lukashenko orders combat readiness check of the Belarusian army: reason named in Minsk

![Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting: Belarus president orders army combat readiness check](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/26/belarus-army-combat-readiness-check-lukashenko/belarus-army-combat-readiness-check-lukashenko-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- On August 26, 2026, Lukashenko signed a decree on a combat readiness check of the Belarusian army.
- Security Council Secretary Volkovich linked the decision to the visit by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow.
- One brigade will leave its stationing location; particular attention is being paid to the fire destruction of the adversary.
- Railway infrastructure for unloading military equipment is being built in the Gomel Region near the Ukrainian border.

### Order on the combat readiness check

On August 26, 2026, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree on a combat readiness check of the republic's Armed Forces. This was announced by Alexander Volkovich, Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus. According to him, the decision was made as part of monitoring the army's readiness to carry out combat tasks under modern conditions.

### The reason — the CIA director's visit to Moscow

Volkovich linked the order to the recent visit by John Ratcliffe, Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, to Moscow. It was precisely this fact, according to the Security Council Secretary, that prompted the unscheduled check. Earlier, Ukrainian media explained why the CIA director had secretly traveled to the Russian capital.

### What exactly will be checked

As part of the check, one of the brigades will leave its permanent stationing location and carry out a series of tasks, which, in Volkovich's words, we will "not discuss for now" — everything depends on the decisions of the leadership of the Armed Forces, the General Staff, and the military units. Particular attention will be paid to methods of fire destruction of a potential adversary, as well as to the experience of Russia's war against Ukraine and, as formulated in Minsk, "the U.S. against Iran." The key task, according to the Security Council Secretary, is to assess the readiness of formations and military units to conduct combat operations under modern conditions.

### Context: military infrastructure near the border

Against the backdrop of the check, railway infrastructure is being built in Belarus's Gomel Region, near the Ukrainian border, which will allow for the rapid unloading of large quantities of heavy wheeled and tracked military equipment directly from military rail trains. This raises further questions about the real nature of the measures being carried out and their possible practical application.

### Official reaction

Volkovich urged people not to panic over the check and stated that nothing "supernatural" is happening. Nevertheless, the combination of the order for a combat check, the construction of military infrastructure near the border, and the CIA director's secret visit to Moscow makes the situation a subject of close attention both in the region and beyond.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Lukashenko unexpectedly announces a readiness check of the Belarusian troops](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/lukashenko-nespodivano-ogolosiv-perevirku-1787740081.html) - Основной источник: заявление Вольфовича, приказ о проверке, причина — визит Рэтклиффа, детали проверки.
- [Belarus suddenly checks the combat readiness of its army: what is happening](https://tsn.ua/ru/svit/v-belarusi-vnezapno-proveryayut-boegotovnost-armii-chto-proishodit-3156170.html) - Подтверждает факт внеплановой проверки боеготовности и контекст.
- [Belarus puts its troops on full combat readiness: Lukashenko issues a decree on a new check](https://tsn.ua/ru/svit/belarus-privodit-voyska-v-polnuyu-boegotovnost-lukashenko-otdal-ukaz-o-novoy-proverke-3156053.html) - Подтверждает факт внеплановой проверки боеготовности и контекст.
- [CIA arrives in Moscow — Lukashenko orders an army check: reason named in Minsk](https://world.comments.ua/news/belarus/cru-priletelo-v-moskvu-lukashenko-prikazal-proverit-armiyu-v-minske-nazvali-prichinu-814624.html) - Подтверждает связь приказа с визитом директора ЦРУ в Москву.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: Who and when ordered the combat readiness check of the Belarusian army?
**A:** On August 26, 2026, Alexander Lukashenko signed the decree on the combat readiness check; this was announced by Security Council Secretary Alexander Volkovich.

### Q: What reason was named in Minsk?
**A:** Volkovich linked the decision to the visit by U.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow.

### Q: What will happen during the check?
**A:** One brigade will leave its permanent stationing location and carry out a series of tasks; particular attention will be paid to methods of fire destruction of the adversary, taking into account the experience of Russia's war against Ukraine.

### Q: Is there any additional context near the border?
**A:** Yes, railway infrastructure is being built in the Gomel Region near the Ukrainian border for the rapid unloading of heavy military equipment from rail trains.