At an army training ground on the Western edge of Belarus, only several miles from the EU border, youthful-looking soldiers practise driving, parachuting and combat scenes. The Belarusian army shows off a paratrooper brigade in the city of Brest, on the Polish border, during a tightly-controlled tour. "We are ready for any task, however difficult, if we have to to defend our beloved Belarus," says deputy commander of the Special Operations Forces of Belarus Vadim Lukashevich. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES