Cuba conducts military exercises emphasizing internal defense
In Artemisa, preparations reached all 68 defense zones, while exercises included scenarios related to internal order.
Cuba conducted the Moncada 2026 strategic exercise with drills intended to respond to scenarios affecting internal order. They included increased social demands, vandalism and possible attacks on parks.
In Artemisa, Miguel Díaz-Canel visited the Provincial Defense Council while defensive preparations were underway. Gladys Martínez Verdecia, first secretary of the Communist Party in the province and a member of its Political Bureau, defended the training with the words: “Prepare for war, because it is the best way we have to win it.” Authorities mobilized all 68 defense zones in Artemisa.
Television footage released about the exercise showed older officers gathered in meeting rooms and seated around long tables. Combat sequences and weapons demonstrations were scarce. Videoconferences, documents and speeches about defending the Revolution were also presented.