anatoly sidorov, the head of the joint headquarters of the alliance, said at a briefing that this is not only about a direct armed conflict, but also political and sanctions pressure with informational support for the media, according to anatoly sidorov already completed the preparatory phase of the exercise is now being regrouped. the next stage is the active phase on the preparation of joint operations of the troops of the collective forces of the organization, which will end with the practical actions of the troops , the exercise will continue until the return of the national contingents to the points of permanent deployment. since august 25, in the territory of the republic of belarus, as part of a joint exercise of interaction, the first stage of the regrouping of the troops of the collective forces, a joint operational strategic combat exercise, has been held. brotherhood 20-23 will be held on the territory of belarus from september 1 to 6, the opening ceremony will be held in the brest fortress of the hero in total, more than 3,500 military personnel and up to 700 pieces of weapons and equipment are involved in the maneuvers, including in belarus up to 2.5 thousand military and 500 units, equipment and weapo