In the Vitebsk region, about a hundred future paratroopers have departed for their conscription service.

Around a hundred conscripts from the northern region have been sent to their place of urgent service – to the 103rd Vitebsk Separate Guards Airborne Brigade.

The future paratroopers were among the first to be sent for urgent service in the current autumn conscription. Their departure point was Victory Square – a landmark not only for the residents of Vitebsk but for the entire region. "This is a place of strength, where, in the face of our heroic ancestors who forged Victory for their country, the guys are entering adult life. The recruits are beginning their service in the Armed Forces of our Motherland and understand the full responsibility that falls upon them – to defend Belarus, to have the right attitude towards service. Much depends on them. The stronger and more robust the army, the calmer the life of the citizens of our state," said Vyacheslav Durnov, Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, to journalists.

Addressing the young reinforcement of the special operations forces units, he added that military service is not only a duty for every young man but also an honorable obligation. "This is a serious school of life. The Armed Forces serve as a guarantee of national security and stable development of Belarus, therefore, the defenders of the Fatherland command great respect. You bear a special responsibility – to defend our Motherland. The history of the Belarusian state is full of examples of valor, courage, glory, bravery, and fortitude of our soldiers and officers. And for us, their successors, devotion to the Fatherland is the main value and a reliable pillar of the country's independence," emphasized the Deputy Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee.

In the autumn conscription, about 1.7 thousand conscripts from the Vitebsk region will be sent for compulsory military service, and about 20 people for service in the reserve. "Despite the fact that you are still in civilian clothes, you are already servicemen. You are going to undergo compulsory military service. It is a noble and sacred task for every man to defend his Motherland. You are among the first to leave here and will serve in a glorious unit that is the face of both Vitebsk and the Vitebsk region. You will have to serve with honor, obtain military occupational specialties, and master knowledge, skills, and abilities that I wish you to apply only in training exercises, not in real life. I wish you high spirits, a strong camaraderie, and peaceful skies above your heads," said Colonel Sergey Kunakhovets, Deputy Military Commissar of the Vitebsk Region, in his parting words to the almost-paratroopers.

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