Russians stockpile nuclear weapons in Belarus - BG

The monitoring group "Belarusian Gayun" reports that in September Russia transferred two railway echelons with nuclear weapons components to the territory of neighbouring Belarus.

According to the observers, 26 wagons loaded with components of Russian tactical nuclear weapons and personnel arrived in Belarus on 15-24 September.

"Belarusian Gayun" notes that trains with components for nuclear weapons were dispatched from the Russian railway stations "Cheboksary" and "Potanino" and entered the Belarusian station "Prudok". The monitoring group points out that there is a Belarusian air base for storing missile weapons and ammunition not far from the Prudok station.

It is indicated that the transported cargo was tried to conceal. Echelons were sent through the junction point "Zaolsha," where only two trains a day pass. In addition, the cargo was labelled as "Explosive materials" and listed as "Other munitions for military purposes" and "Ammunition other than those mentioned above".

According to observers, 16 wagons (ten loaded, six empty) were dispatched from Cheboksary station on 15 September. Arrival 22 September. and already on 18 September Russia sent ten wagons (four loaded, six empty) from the station "Potanino". Arrival on 24 September.

The main beneficiary of these shipments is the Belarusian-Swiss JLLC "TRANSRAIL - BZD". Since May 2021, 127 wagons from Russia with defence goods have been imported into Belarus with the help of this company," points out BG.

Recall, in May, the defence ministers of Russia and Belarus signed an agreement on the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. Moscow handed over to Minsk the Iskander-M missile systems, capable of carrying missiles with nuclear warheads.