{"id":120820,"date":"2026-08-20T20:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/why-is-lukashenko-sending-500-drunkards-and-lazybones-to-the-border-with-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T10:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:20:23","slug":"why-is-lukashenko-sending-500-drunkards-and-lazybones-to-the-border-with-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/why-is-lukashenko-sending-500-drunkards-and-lazybones-to-the-border-with-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Lukashenko sending 500 &#8220;drunkards and lazybones&#8221; to the border with Ukraine?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Approximately 500 agricultural workers from Belarus, considered <em>&#8220;careless, guilty, stingy, drunk, and lazy workers&#8221;<\/em>, will be sent to military exercises near the border with Ukraine. They will participate in training for two months, according to an order issued by Alexandr Lukashenko.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The leader from Minsk believes that in this way he will impose <em>&#8220;iron discipline&#8221;<\/em> on agricultural workers<em> <\/em>during the harvest season, writes <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/08\/20\/lukashenko-otpravil-na-granitsu-s-ukrainoi-500-tuneyadtsev-a203965\">The Moscow Times<\/a>. The respective individuals will undergo training in the use of firearms, provision of medical aid, and military tactics.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;All those who do not know how to work will be sent to the army and to the southern border. In the forests. 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