A large-scale military infrastructure is being created in Belarus and increasingly oriented toward the needs of the Russian armed forces, according to Vladimir Zhigar, a representative of the organization BelPol. He made the statement during a roundtable discussion in Kyiv focused on the militarization of Belarus and potential security threats to Ukraine. The information was reported by Interfax.
Zhigar said that more than 500 enterprises are currently operating in Belarus that are involved in producing a wide range of military goods intended for Russia. According to him, this process is part of an active militarization effort supported financially by Moscow.
He also claimed that some industrial facilities are being built from scratch specifically to meet Russian defense needs, with production later transferred directly to Russia and used in military operations.
Separately, Zhigar stated that a new full-cycle ammunition plant is expected to begin operations in Belarus’s Slutsk district by the end of the year. According to him, the facility will produce artillery and rocket artillery shells of 122 mm and 152 mm calibers, with a total output of about 240,000 units per year under a two-shift schedule.
He added that the plant is being constructed on the site of former military warehouses destroyed in 1996 and is expected to produce 120,000 artillery shells and 120,000 rocket projectiles annually. Zhigar said it is clear these munitions would be supplied to Russia.
In his view, the militarization of Belarus is accelerating, with its industrial base increasingly fulfilling Russian defense orders, including the production of ammunition, drone systems, and repair of military equipment.
BelPol is described as an independent association of former security service personnel that focuses on investigations and human rights issues.
