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Bastion 2024 Strategic Exercise in Cuban province highlighted

Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) The Bastion 2024 Strategic Exercise, carried out nationwide from January 22 to 24, met its objectives in this province in all three stages.

The statement was made by First Colonel José Eduardo Delgado, head of the Defense Directorate of the Provincial Defense Council, who said that officials, leaders, permanent personnel of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), sergeants and soldiers participated in the military drills.

Firstly, he valued all the training of the command and direction bodies in the preparation and execution of the actions, both to confront the risks and threats to the country’s internal security and in the face of a possible aggression.

Among the practical activities of the Bastion 2024 Strategic Exercise, he mentioned putting the command bodies in complete combat readiness and the unarmed component in readiness for defense.

This activity was carried out with all the bodies that occupied their leadership positions, organized their work, made decisions and exchanged information, and these are positive aspects, as well as managing to give instructions to the participants, he explained.

Later, Delgado referred to the National Defense Day, which will take place on Saturday, with popular participation and the holding of territorial defensive exercises in Defense Zones in all municipalities.

He explained that students, Production and Defense Brigades, from both the population and work centers, special formations, Territorial Troop Militia units, reservists and production and defense brigades from the Defense Zones are integrated.

He added that it is appreciated how the people of Sancti Spiritus will participate massively in the National Defense Day.

As a prelude to Bastion 2024, on January 21, students from the José Martí University and the Faustino Pérez University of Medical Sciences, in Sancti Spíritus, held the University Student Bastion, in which they received theoretical and practical training.

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