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A special training with the intelligence forces and means of the CSTO member states “Search-2019” has completed in the Republic of Belarus
18.10.2019
For the training, the training grounds of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus were involved. The idea of the training envisaged that the enemy brought sabotage and reconnaissance forces to the territory of the country and intensified intelligence activities.
The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Belarus, Lieutenant General Ravkov A.A., who praised the events, attended the closing ceremony of the training on October 18, 2019. He further noted that the level of training of all the forces and means that participated in the training causes respect. “There is no doubt that the participants in the training are real professionals. Such trainings are necessary for reliable protection of our countries. This stage of the training was dynamic, eventful, which allowed its participants to demonstrate high military skill, professionalism, coordination and fieldcraft. The military intelligence officers of the Organization’s member states and the fighters of the Internal Troops and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus have completed the tasks,” said the Defense Minister of the Republic of Belarus.
Upon completion of the demonstration of practical actions, new and modernized at the enterprises of the Republic of Belarus military and specialized equipment samples were presented.
The trainings showed the level of interaction between the forces and means of intelligence of the CSTO member states in the course of practical actions under performing intelligence missions.
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