The Polotsk Border Detachment is 28 years old
On September 24, 1992, the Commander of the Border Troops of the Republic of Belarus signed an order "On the approval of the staff of the Polotsk Border Detachment," since then this day has been celebrated as the Day of the Unit.
Greeting from the Unit Commander
The Polotsk border guards were tasked with ensuring the protection of the State Border of the Republic of Belarus on the section with the Latvian and Lithuanian Republics.
As early as February 1, 1993, the units of the border detachment began guarding the State Border of the Republic of Belarus.
During the existence of the Polotsk Border Detachment, its servicemen have repeatedly proven their loyalty to the best traditions of the older generations of defenders of the borders of our Motherland. 139 officers and warrant officers of the military unit have been awarded state awards for their successes in border protection.
Today, the border detachment guards a section of the state border with Latvia and Lithuania, more than 270 kilometers long, of which 172.9 km is the Belarusian-Latvian section and 98 km is the Belarusian-Lithuanian section.
The units of the Polotsk Border Detachment are located in the Verkhnedvinsk, Miory, and Braslav districts, as well as at Vitebsk Airport. The border detachment headquarters is located near Polotsk, not far from the village of Farinovo.
Much has changed at the border since the detachment was established. Border posts, previously located in ordinary trailers, have moved into modern buildings. New outposts have been built in Urbany and Vidzy. The Grigorovshchina checkpoint has been reconstructed. The reconstruction of the Urbany checkpoint is being completed. This will create comfortable conditions for crossing the border and speed up the processing time for people and vehicles at the checkpoint. An "Electronic Queue" system is functioning at these checkpoints.
The Polotsk border guards have new automotive equipment, boats, intelligent border protection systems, and technical means for border control for the passage of people and vehicles, as well as new radiation monitoring devices. The improvement of border protection is underway.
engineering of the state border. New alarm systems and border protection equipment are being implemented. There are 3 combat reconnaissance and patrol vehicles in service.Border guards are the only law enforcement officers in the country with their own mini-fleet. And the border guards of Polotsk are no exception. For a landlocked country, this fact is unique. River and lake sections of the border are guarded by servicemen of the Druya border outpost and the Karasino post. The border guards of Polotsk actively cooperate with the active members of Polotsk and Novopolotsk. The border guards of Polotsk have their own accounts on social networks, where news about the life of the border detachment is constantly posted. A new film about the border detachment was prepared this summer.
Service Results
High professionalism, constant vigilance, crystal honesty, and selfless devotion to the Motherland are the most important weapons of a border guard soldier. Remembering this, the personnel constantly strive to improve their professional skills, show vigilance and initiative while on duty in border patrols. The following figures can serve as confirmation of this. The border guards of Polotsk actively cooperate with the State Customs Committee, the KGB, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, actively involving the local population and volunteer detachments in border protection. For the past period of 2020, 15 state border violators, 44 border regime violators, 7 state border regime violators, 2 checkpoint regime violators, 13 violators of the rules of stay for foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Republic of Belarus were detained. Property and material values were detained in 27 cases for an amount exceeding 35 thousand Belarusian rubles, 2 firearms were seized, and over 16 kg of green mass of narcotic plants were destroyed.
Monument
Currently, there is not a single memorial sign in Polotsk that commemorates the selflessness and devotion of people who have served, are serving, and will serve on the state border.
Work has begun in the border detachment to create a memorial sign with the working title
"To the border guards of all times." The authors of the commemorative sign were sculptor Dmitry Lvovich Oganov, a native of Novopolotsk, a member of the Council of Artists of the Republic of Belarus, and Yuri Mikhailovich Gradov, an Honored Architect of the Republic of Belarus, one of the architects of the Khatyn memorial complex.The commemorative sign will symbolize the inviolability of borders in the past, present, and future, as well as the inviolability of everything that is so dear to the Belarusian people.
The territory in the area of the park of culture and recreation in Polotsk has been chosen as the proposed location for the installation of the commemorative sign.
Official representative of the Polotsk Border Guard Detachment Denis Glebko