The second echelon of the Russian military arrived in Belarus to participate in the CSTO exercises

This was reported by the Telegram channel Belaruski Gayun.

Today, at about 7:30, another train with military personnel of the Russian Armed Forces arrived in Brest. They came to Belarus to participate in joint exercises with the CSTO Rapid Reaction Force "Interaction-2023," which will be held in Belarus from 1 to 6 September," reads the report.

At the same time, Belarus will host other exercises:

• "Search-2023" with intelligence forces;
• "Echelon-2023" with the forces of logistical support of troops;
• "Barrier-2023" with a joint formation of RCDBZ and medical support;
• "Skala-2023" with units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

According to the channel, this is the second echelon of the Russian military, which arrived in Brest to participate in the CSTO exercises. The first one arrived in the evening on 18 August.

Earlier, military personnel from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan arrived in Belarus to participate in the CSTO exercises.