{"id":206724,"date":"2026-10-08T21:06:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/206724\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T21:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:06:36","slug":"security-forces-from-six-countries-hold-counterterrorism-drill-in-minsk","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/206724\/","title":{"rendered":"Security forces from six countries hold counterterrorism drill in Minsk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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October 8, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Security agencies from Belarus, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Uzbekistan have held the Eurasia-Antiterror 2026 joint counterterrorism exercise in Minsk and nearby, the Belarusian interior and defense ministries report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The participants practised repelling terrorist attacks on crowded facilities and critical infrastructure using unmanned systems, as well as neutralizing illegal armed groups in populated areas, the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the scenarios at Minsk\u2019s \u010cy\u017eo\u016dka Arena involved armed \u201cterrorists\u201d posing as hockey fans and taking hostages. Special forces practiced neutralizing the attackers and evacuating the hostages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another scenario involved armed groups crossing the state border by water and using UAVs to attack critical infrastructure. At the Va\u0142o\u016d\u0161\u010dyna training ground, participants practiced eliminating a simulated armed group that had seized a border town and stopping its advance deeper into the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian army has been conducting exercises non-stop 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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