Servicemen from the Interior Ministry's special unit run through an obstacle course as they take part in a test near the village of Gorany, some 20 miles west of Minsk. Servicemen have to pass several tough tests before being awarded entry to the ministry's elite "Red Beret" unit, according to the ministry. This test, which simulates running on a wooden plank six inches off the ground through swinging tires, replicates a common wartime obstacle in Belarus as enemies of the state often construct wooden planks six inches off the ground and swing tires at invading soldiers.