February 27, 2024 by February 27, 2024
Dear Colleges!
 Today we celebrate a holiday called Special Operations Forces Day. A holiday that has been earned. And today, the Special Operations Forces continue to fulfil their tasks.
 In the near future, the country will learn about the work and feats that are performed almost daily by the servicemen from the Special Operations Forces.
 We daily receive reports about the tasks they perform. They do it confidently, professionally, and honourably, for which we thank them and congratulate them.

I would like to start with the situation in the special military operation zone.
After capturing the important enemy defences in Avdeyevka, the Russian Groups of Forces continue to improve the tactical situation in Donetsk and Kupyansk directions, taking new AFU line and positions.
Since the beginning of the year, about 327 square kilometres of territory of the new regions of the Russian Federation have been liberated from the Nazis in all directions. Over the past week, Pobeda, Latochkino, and Severnoye (Donetsk People's Republic) have liberated from the enemy.
In other direction, the Russian troops continue to deliver powerful strikes at AFU objects not allowing the enemy to regain combat readiness.
As a result of decisive and steadfast actions of our servicemen, the AFU are losing its combat potential. On average, since the beginning of the year, the enemy has lost more than 800 troops and 120 units of various hardware, including foreign-made weaponry, every day.
Over the course of the special military operation, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost up to 444,000 Ukrainian troops.
After the failure of counteroffensive efforts, the AFU command attempts to stabilise the situation and prevent the deterioration of the front lines by remaining reserves.
The Joint Group of Forces eliminates the enemy reserves by precision weaponry not allowing the AFU to redeploy troops to the lines of contact thwarting attempts to launch counterattacks at our positions.
Overall, this demonstrates the futility of the U.S. strategy to contain Russia at the expense of Ukrainian lives and large-scale military and economic support for the Kiev regime.
We will continue to fulfil the tasks of the special military operation set by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief until its objectives are achieved.

Now we will move to the agenda of the current Board Session.
Let us first discuss how the tasks of ensuring military security in the Central Asian strategic area are being addressed.
The situation in the region remains complex. The greatest threat comes form the territory of Afghanistan.
Over the past year, the number of the ISIS militants increased by 15%.
Their main goal is to spread radical ideology and conduct subversive activities on the southern borders of the CSTO.
At the same time, a nearly 20% increase in drug production and, consequently, drug trafficking through the Central Asian republics is expected.
In addition, there are over 100 large pro-Western non-governmental organisations with more than 16,000 representative offices and branches operating in the region.
Against the backdrop of the special military operation, these NGOs significantly increased their anti-Russian activities in order to reduce the military-technical, economic and cultural co-operation of the Central Asian states with the Russian Federation.
We are taking proactive measures.
This year, the Central Military District is to concentrate on resolving crisis situations in the countries of the region and participate in seven exercises in the territories of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
The combat training will culminate in the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force Interaction 2024 exercise, in which military contingents from five States will take part.
The Central MD's formations and units are being equipped with the latest weaponry, including Iskander-M missile systems and Tornado-G MLRS.
Eighteen military units will be reorganised. The troops will receive more than 360 units of new and modernised hardware.
As a result, the ratio of modern hardware will be 52.8%.
The implementation of the planned measures by the end of the year will make it possible to increase the combat potential of troops and ensure military security in the Central Asian strategic direction.
Next, we will discuss the Eastern Military District's Activity Plan.
Washington continues to use the rising tensions on the Korean peninsula and around the island of Taiwan as a pretext for the expansion of its troop presence in the Western Pacific.
This year, the scope of joint exercises between the United States and its allies is expected to increase due to the military capabilities of NATO member countries.
In order to strengthen the military security of the Russia's eastern borders, we are taking measures to build up the combat capabilities of the Eastern Military District.
Under the State Defence Order, more than 200 units of modern and modernised equipment will be delivered in 2024, including Tornado-S MLRS, Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile systems, and Typhoon armoured fighting vehicles.
The main effort will focus on training reserve battalions as well as training junior specialists and UAV operators.
The Eastern Military District's troops will also take part in four joint international exercises involving the Armed Forces of Mongolia, India, Laos, and Vietnam.

The meeting will conclude with a review of how the Activity Plan of the Directorate of the Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is being implemented.
Today, threats of a radiological, chemical and biological nature are provoked by the actions of Washington. Washington is building up nuclear capabilities on the territory of European countries and is deploying advanced means of nuclear delivery.
In addition, the USA has formed a network of biolaboratories to study the properties of region-specific pathogens that can be transmitted to humans and cause pandemics. About 40 out of the 330 such facilities are located in Ukraine.
 In this regard, in modern conditions, the role of the Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops is increasing every year.
In the course of the special military operation, the Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops carry out special tasks.
In particular, they monitor the radiation situation at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant.
In July 2023, the Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops eliminated the threat of biological contamination due to the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. More than 1,500 objects on the area of 340,000 square metres were decontaminated, which made it possible to minimise material and financial damage.
Heavy flamethrower units make a significant contribution to the fire defeat of the enemy, having carried out more than 4,000 tasks since the beginning of the special military operation.
The delivery of heavy flamethrower systems with enhanced combat characteristics increased their combat potential by 2.2 times.
The high effectiveness of flamethrower weapons necessitated an increase in the production of the ammunition used by heavy flamethrower systems. For example, the production of unguided rockets for heavy flamethrower systems and reactive infantry flamethrowers has been increased by 12 times.
At present, the equipping of the Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops with modern weapons and equipment has reached 74%, and by 2027 it will reach 80%.