Territorial defense training in Belarus has been further enhanced,
Belarusian Defense Minister Andrei Ravkov said as he attended the
opening of a military security and defense session that brought together
the heads of the regional executive committees and Minsk City Hall in
Minsk on 14 February, BelTA has learned.
A number of events were held in the run-up to the session in Minsk
and different regions of Belarus under the supervision of local
authorities. Some 400 discharged soldiers were recalled and four
sessions were held to train territorial defense specialists. Fifty-seven
specialists completed six training sessions at the Military Academy.
“Thanks to these measures, the territorial defense training has been
enhanced. We take a comprehensive approach to important issues, such as
the organization of a command post exercise with a territorial defense
region,” Andrei Ravkov emphasized.
The session started in Minsk on 14 February with theoretical classes.
The next day will be devoted to practical exercises at the Uruchye
training area of the 120th Special Guards Mechanized Brigade and in
Smolevichi District. Special attention will be paid to the organization
of a command post exercise with a territorial defense region.
Andrei Ravkov expressed confidence that such sessions contribute to
constant improvement of territorial defense. Other territorial defense
events scheduled for 2017 also make their contribution.
Belarus has been developing the territorial defense system for 15
years already. Its major objectives are to improve the country's defense
capacity, promote the universal nature of homeland protection, and step
up participation in the effort to ensure stable operation of state
agencies and organizations, industries, economic units and
infrastructure in time of war. The key tasks that the territorial
defense system deals with include enhancing the protection of the state
border, protecting strategic sites and facilities, and participating in
the enforcement of martial law to ensure armed protection of the
Republic of Belarus.
Written by belta.by
