Valenki And Ushanka Are Still Alive In The Belarusian Army

• 23.01.2026, 13:12

The army gave up on shoelaces around 2005.

The issues of military security of Belarus, around which NATO is clanking its caterpillars, will not leave the state media, writes planbmedia.io. Only just when the head of the Security Council Alexander Wolfovich convinced everyone that he believes in the presence of "Oreshnik" in Belarus, as the meticulous population was puzzled by a new question. Why today soldiers can be seen less often in valenki and ushanka hats?

The answer is asked - in order not to frighten the potential enemy. But the head of the 2336th base of storage of clothing equipment of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus Andrey Lobanenko gave curious journalists other explanations.

It turns out that it has become problematic to use felt boots all the time, although they have not completely abandoned them. "Our winters do not allow the full extent of the whole season to walk in felt boots. They are afraid of moisture, and when they get wet, it becomes very unpleasant for servicemen," explained Lobanenko.

With earflaps it is even simpler: "practice has shown their inconvenience in combat conditions."

"As experience and practice show, putting a helmet (steel or Kevlar) on top of a cap-ear hat is quite hard, it crushes the head, it is uncomfortable," explained Lobanenko. At the same time, the armed forces assure that the cap-ear has not completely disappeared and still remains in the set of everyday and combat uniforms.

The army gave up on shirtsleeves in about 2005, a little later got rid of kirzovye boots. So NATO had better stay out of it. Belarusians are fully armed.