Lukashenko Orders Expansion of People's Militia in Belarus

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has ordered the expansion of the country's people's militia. He wants to establish a militia unit in every rural council, with each unit connected to others. The militia is intended to defend local communities in case of war. Lukashenko has tasked the head of the Belarusian Society of Hunters and Fishermen, Igor Shunevich, with attracting people skilled in handling weapons to join the militia. The President has emphasized that the militia is part of a broader defense structure, with territorial defense protecting infrastructure and the army above both.