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Belarus NATIONAL SECURITY
Armed Forces: Armed forces under Ministry of
Defense.
In 1994 totaled approximately 80,100: ground forces
(52,500) and
air force (27,600, including air defense). No navy.
Reserves of
289,500 (those who had had military service in previous
five
years). In accordance with stated goal of becoming a
neutral
state, reduced number of troops by 60 percent from 243,000
in
1993 to 96,000 in 1995; plans for further reduction.
Major Military Units: In 1994 ground forces
consisted
of three corps headquarters, two motor divisions, one
airborne
division, one artillery division, three mechanized
divisions, one
airborne brigade, three surface-to-surface missile
brigades, two
antitank brigades, one special duties brigade, and seven
surfaceto -air missile brigades. Air force consisted of two
interceptor
regiments, three strike regiments, one reconnaissance
regiment,
four regiments with 300 helicopters, and one transport
regiment
with over forty helicopters.
Military Equipment:
Internal Security: Border Guards (8,000 in 1995)
under
control of Ministry of Interior. Local assets of former
Soviet
KGB transferred to new government. Name retained.
Russian Troops: In 1993 about 40,000 troops of
Russian
air force. Scheduled to leave in 1995, but not likely to
do so.
Russian troops tending remaining strategic nuclear weapons
to
remain stationed in Belarus until 2020.
Data as of June 1995
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