Belarusian KGB officers to partake in Russian FSB’s antiterrorism exercise at Baikonur :: Charter'97 :: News

Representatives of the State Security Committee (KGB) of Belarus will partake in an antiterrorism exercise of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia at the Baikonur launch site, BelTA learnt from Nikolai Ivinsky, commander of a special unit of Belarus’ KGB’s special operations team Alpha.

In his words, the exercise involving several phases is scheduled for autumn. In some of the phases Belarus’ representatives will act as observers.

Nikolai Ivinsky also mentioned the high level of cooperation between special units of the two countries. In particular, fine contacts have been established with the Special Operations Centre of the FSB of Russia and Russian special operations team Alpha, which belongs to the abovementioned centre. Joint exercises are held, with the best practices shared.

The source underscored, Russian special operations units have a record of successful counterterrorism operations and use bleeding-edge solutions in the field. They share these with Belarus’ special services. The Belarusian side is grateful to the Russian colleagues for cooperation, said Nikolai Ivinsky.