{"id":587156,"date":"2026-10-09T09:42:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T06:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=587156"},"modified":"2026-10-09T11:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T08:17:54","slug":"defence-ministry-shows-arrival-of-csto-exercise-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/defence-ministry-shows-arrival-of-csto-exercise-participants","title":{"rendered":"Defence Ministry Shows Arrival of CSTO Exercise Participants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Participants in Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) exercises are arriving in Belarus ahead of drills scheduled for October 12-16. The Defence Ministry\u2019s press service has published footage of the arrival of contingents from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Russian military personnel will also take part in the exercises.<\/p>\n<p>Two exercises will be held in Belarus:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the CSTO peacekeeping forces command-and-staff exercise \u201cIndestructible Brotherhood 2026\u201d;<\/li>\n<li>the CSTO special exercise \u201cBarrier 2026\u201d, involving a joint radiation, chemical and biological protection and medical support formation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>\u201cDuring the \u2018Indestructible Brotherhood 2026\u2019 exercise, participants will practise the preparation and conduct of a peacekeeping operation by the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>During the \u2018Barrier 2026\u2019 exercise, participants will practise eliminating sources of biological threats within the area of responsibility of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces,\u201d<\/i> the ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>It also stressed that the exercises <i>\u201care planned activities and are not directed against third countries\u201d.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_587071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-587071\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-587071 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-07.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-07-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-07-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-587071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Defence Ministry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_587070\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-587070\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-587070 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-11.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-11-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-11-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-587070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Defence Ministry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_587069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-587069\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-587069 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-13.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-13-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-13-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-587069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Defence Ministry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_587068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-587068\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-587068 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-15.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-15-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo_2026-10-09_09-39-15-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-587068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Defence Ministry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_587067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-587067\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-587067 size-full\" 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