Lukashenko's Crazy Stunt
- 3.08.2026, 7:44
And once again, no one asked, “But why?”
Right before our eyes, an epic saga is unfolding involving the conscription of negligent agricultural workers into the military. The longer Lukashenko tries to explain the point of it all, the more absurd the whole thing looks.
“This isn’t meant to scare anyone or to bolster the army’s ranks. If you don’t want to do this job, we’ll test you at another one. Normal work for men and women—in the army. There are mosquitoes, gnats, and so on. Let them serve there.
This isn’t some kind of mockery of people; we’re simply giving them the opportunity to prove themselves in a different kind of work—tough, manly work,” says Lukashenko.
And once again, no one asked: “But why?” How will sending farmers to the army during harvest season help us bring in the harvest? Okay, you’ll punish negligent workers with mosquitoes and gnats, but how does that help the harvest? Who’s going to harvest it?
Consequently, the authorities are now looking for replacements for the farmers whom Lukashenko ordered to be sent to the army.
First, they decided to replace them with military personnel. According to the Ministry of Defense, more than 1,000 military personnel are working in the fields of the Gomel, Vitebsk, and Mogilev regions. Well, that’s ironclad logic.
Second, as reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, “during the harvest season, the maximum possible number of unemployed, able-bodied citizens registered with law enforcement agencies have been enlisted to work in agricultural organizations.”
Just appreciate the beauty of this game. Farmers—into the army. Soldiers—into the fields. Peasants who don’t want to work hard—we’ll replace them with people who, in principle, don’t want to work at all.
And most importantly, everyone’s busy. Officials, the army, the police—everyone’s bustling about. Lists are being compiled, all labor and non-labor resources are being redeployed, reports are being written, and bonuses are being awarded. Isn’t that just wonderful!
True, when it turns out that something went wrong with the harvest or military training because of these “brilliant” reshuffles, it won’t be the person who came up with the idea who’s held accountable.
Those who put the idea into practice will be held accountable, because the person who came up with the idea isn’t used to taking responsibility for anything. All he knows how to do is look for someone to blame.
Andrey Makhovsky, "Optimum" YouTube channel