It is 16 km from the border with Lithuania.
According to our information, as part of the combat readiness inspection, units of the 19th Mechanized Brigade will be deployed in the vicinity of Padaliany village (Pastavy district, Vitsiebsk region). The settlement is located about 16 kilometers from the Lithuanian border.
The brigade’s units will be stationed in Pastavy district until the second half of April. The redeployment of the units may start in the near future.
Locals recently reported about a helicopter spotted in the vicinity of Pastavy. According to our data, on March 16, a Mi-8 helicopter of the Belarusian Air Force arrived at the former Pastavy airfield from Machulishchy. It’s possible that this is connected with the inspection of the area of drills conduct.
Thus, as part of the combat readiness inspection, units of the 19th Mechanized Brigade will be deployed in two districts of Belarus bordering Lithuania: Ashmiany and Pastavy districts. The choice of locations is not random. The brigade is part of the Northwestern Operational Command, whose task is to cover the Lithuanian and Latvian directions.
We can also expect drills with part of the brigade’s units at the Lepelski and Barysauski training grounds.
We note that the following facilities are located in Pastavy and its vicinity:
- The 3rd regional node of electronic reconnaissance of the 153rd Separate Radio-Technical Brigade (special forces), military unit 74384. Previously, they were looking for operators with knowledge of English and Lithuanian.
- The 1st radio-technical center of the 2289th Separate Radio-Technical Battalion of the 49th Radio-Technical Brigade (military unit 25888).
- The aviation unit of the Belarusian Ministry of Emergency Situations.
- Pastavy border commandant’s office.
- The 1st military hospital of border guard bodies.
