{"id":207139,"date":"2026-10-12T20:53:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T17:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/207139\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T20:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T17:53:07","slug":"belarus-hosts-several-exercises-including-surprise-drill-near-border-with-poland","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/207139\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus hosts several exercises, including surprise drill near border with Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\n Troops get ready for an exercise in Hrodna\n <\/div>\n \n
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October 12, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarus is holding two drills involving troops from Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and a surprise exercise in Hrodna near the border with Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drill in Hrodna was ordered by Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka today to test the combat readiness of the 6th Detached Guards Mechanized Brigade, the defense ministry reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State Secretary of the Security Council Alaksandar Valfovi\u010d formally instructed Vadzim Sura\u016d, commander of the Western Operational Command, to bring a rapid response unit to \u201creadiness to carry out its assigned missions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Deputy State Secretary Andrej Harbacienka, the exercise will end with a battalion\u2019s march to a \u201cdesignated area\u201d for \u201ctactical and fire training.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Combat vehicle crews will hold live fire drills, and the battalion\u2019s personnel\u2019s physical fitness will be evaluated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CSTO\u2019s ongoing command staff exercise in Viciebsk in northern Belarus focuses on \u201cseparating opposing sides and bringing them to a peaceful settlement,\u201d the Belarusian defense ministry reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the ministry, the first stage of Unbreakable Brotherhood 2026 will see peacekeepers \u201ctake up positions, separate opposing sides, and ensure security in the crisis area.\u201d The second stage will involve \u201ccontrolling\u201d terrain and civilian activity, guarding critical infrastructure, creating integrated protection zones, and ensuring safe transit and communications. In the final stage, peacekeepers will hand over critical infrastructure and the area of responsibility to local authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The launch of Unbreakable Brotherhood 2026 and another CSTO exercise, Barrier 2026, was announced by the Belarusian defense ministry on October 11. The Barrier 2026 nuclear, biological and chemical protection drill is being held in Staryja Darohi, Minsk region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry said that troops from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan were practicing in conducting a peacekeeping operation and \u201celiminating the sources of biological threats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CSTO exercises involve more than 1,500 troops and over 300 pieces of equipment, including about 80 unmanned aerial vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CSTO is a military-political alliance whose stated goals include strengthening peace, international and regional security and stability, and protecting its member states\u2019 independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty. Its members are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Armenia has suspended its participation in the CSTO, accusing some of its members of \u201cplanning a war\u201d against Armenia alongside Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian army has been conducting exercises frequently amid tensions with the West and Russia\u2019s full-scale war against Ukraine, in which Minsk supports Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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