Joint exercise with the CSTO peacekeeping forces "The Indestructible Brotherhood – 2018" began in the Sverdlovsk region
26.10.2018October 30 in the Russian Federation began joint exercises with the peacekeeping forces of the Organization of the Collective Security Treaty "Indestructible Brotherhood-2018". The opening ceremony took place on the territory of the 32nd military camp. It was attended by Deputy Secretary General of the CSTO Peter Tikhonovsky, Chief of the Joint Staff of the CSTO Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov and Deputy Commander of the Central Military District Lieutenant-General Yury Petrov.
The topic of the exercise is “The preparation and conduct of a peacekeeping operation by the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO in the Central Asian region in the territory of a non-CSTO member state according to the resolution of the UN Security Council”. The exercise takes place at the training ground of the Sverdlovsk Training Center of the Central Military District of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
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The exercise involves military contingents from six CSTO member states (Republic of Armenia, Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation and Republic of Tajikistan), a CSTO Joint Staff Task Force, police (police) forces and emergency ministry units and emergency).
The total number of participants in the exercise is about 1.3 thousand people, 300 units of military equipment and 20 units of various types of aircraft, including unmanned aerial vehicles. Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross and 2 special vehicles with ICRC symbols also participate in the exercise.
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The Chief of the Joint Staff of the CSTO, Poln. Gen. Anatoly Sidorov addressed the participants of the exercise with a welcoming speech. He noted that “The Indestructible Brotherhood-2018” is the final event of the joint operational and combat training of the CSTO Forces (Collective Forces) as part of the operational-strategic exercise “Combat Brotherhood-2018” and is held at the “Restoration and Peace” phase.
“Not so long ago, your combat friends performed tasks at the exercises with reconnaissance forces and equipment in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan,” said Anatoly Sidorov. “Two weeks ago, the exercises completed with the collective rapid reaction forces in the Kyrgyz Republic, where at the Edelweiss training ground in of the Issyk-Kul Lake, combat training tasks for the localization of the armed conflict were completed, you will have to fulfill peacekeeping training tasks, and I’m sure that the administration and personnel will make every effort and effort rany, show high level of professionalism to the successful implementation of training and combat tasks, "- he said.
Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Anatoly Sidorov said that the main purpose of the “Indestructible Brotherhood - 2018” exercise is to test the readiness of the peacekeeping contingent of the Collective Security Treaty Organization to accomplish the assigned tasks, to improve the skills of personnel, professional skills of officers of governing bodies to successfully complete tasks.
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At the first stage of the exercise, the peacekeeping operation is prepared by the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO (CMS CSTO). After the opening ceremony, the action moved to the landfill. Here, the first practical stage began to be worked out, during which units of the CSTO CCM patrolled in the zone of armed conflict, took measures to receive refugees in a specially prepared camp and provided them with humanitarian assistance with emergency evacuation of a seriously ill person by helicopter, escorting a column with opposition from armed fighters. Combat and transport assault helicopters Mi-24 and Mi-8 AMTSh were involved, which supported the PMS from the air and landed troops with a landing method to block the area.
During the second stage of the exercise, practical practical actions are planned for the tasks of the CSTO CCM units in the course of a peacekeeping operation.
In general, during the “Indestructible Brotherhood-2018” maneuvers, the peacekeeping contingents of the CSTO member states will work out actions to monitor compliance with the cease-fire agreement and the actions of the population in the area of responsibility, the tasks to assist in restoring peaceful life in the territories affected by attacks international terrorist organizations, as well as transport control, suppressing the illegal import and export of military equipment, weapons, ammunition and explosives. In cooperation with the police (police) personnel, they will work out the actions of the CSTO CCM units in carrying out tasks to counter the riots.
The educational objectives of the teaching "The Indestructible Brotherhood - 2018":
1. Increase the practical skills of commanders and staffs of all degrees in the work of preparing a peacekeeping operation and managing military units (subdivisions) of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO in the course of carrying out peacekeeping tasks;
2. Improving the combat coherence of the peacekeeping contingents of the CSTO member states for active, skillful and decisive actions to accomplish their tasks in a peacekeeping operation;
3. Strengthening mutual understanding and cooperation between the peacekeeping contingents of the States members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross will conduct classes with the CSTO CCM personnel on the observance of international humanitarian law in the zone of armed conflict.
Representatives of the UN Secretariat, the military and diplomatic corps accredited in the Russian Federation, representatives of international and regional organizations, and the media have been invited to attend the “Indestructible Brotherhood of 2018” exercise as observers.
According to the plan, the exercise began with the delivery to the Commander of the CSTO CCM of the UN Security Council Mandate to conduct a peacekeeping operation in a third country that is not a CSTO member state.
The “Indestructible Brotherhood-2018” is being held as part of the annual joint operational-strategic exercise with the Forces (Collective Forces) of the CSTO “Combat Brotherhood-2018”, as its final stage - the stage of restoring and maintaining peace in the region. The exercise will last until November 2, 2018.
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