Belarus and Russia are again cooperating in the transportation of military equipment by rail. Between February and September, they exchanged more than 100,000 tons of ammunition, and during October, more than 5,200 tons of armored vehicles were sent from Belarus to Russia. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to RailFreight.

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Belarus has officially denied the allegations, saying the vechicles are being shipped to Russia for modernization. However, sources, including the human rights organization Charter97, stated that “to date there are no reports of work on the modernization of Belarusian T-72 tanks in the Russian Federation.”

The community of railway workers of Belarus reported that six trains were sent from Belarus to Russia during October. All trains followed the same route: from Urechye in the central part of Belarus to the Uspenskaya station on the Russian-Ukrainian border.

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In the city of Urechye, there is the 969th storage base for the reserve of tanks, where more than 2,000 samples of various armored vehicles are stored. These trains were loaded with 98 T-72A tanks, 40 BMP-2s and 20 BMP-2s.

Moreover, according to the Ukrainian Resistance Center, Russia uses the railway to transport military trucks from Starye Dorogi in central Belarus to various parts of Russia. Two consignments with a total volume of 53 Ural trucks, which are commonly used by the Russian army, have already been sent from Starye Dorogi It is here that the 288th base of the reserve of automotive equipment is located.

The first shipment was sent to Millerovo, near Ukraine’s eastern border, on October 11. This convoy consisted of 19 platforms with 37 Ural trucks. The second train from Starye Dorogi was sent on October 14 to Kamenskaya, 80 km south of Millerovo. In this convoy, eight platforms were loaded with 16 Ural trucks.

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