Defence Services Command and Staff College visit to Russia

A delegation of Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) of Sri Lanka visited Moscow and St. Petersburg on a study tour from 27 July to 09 August 2026 as part of their curriculum, headed by the Commandant of the DSCSC Major General KW Jayaweera USP psc along with three directing staff members and twelve course participants of the course number 20.  

During their visit to Moscow, the delegation visited the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Main Temple of the Armed Forces and the “Patriotic Park” museum complex, International Mine Action Centre of the Military Engineering Academy, the Military academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the “Boiling Point” Moscow Public Headquarters which is specialized on biotechnologies, commercial space technologies, and drones. 

Following Moscow, they visited St. Petersburg and engaged with the Airspace Academy named after A.F. Mozhaiskiy, the Military Scientific and Research Centre of the Navy “Naval Academy named after Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union N.G. Kuznetsov, Central Navy Museum named after Peter the Great – Battleship of Military Honour “Aurora”, Naval Polytechnic Institute of the Military Scientific and Research Centre of the Navy “Naval Academy” and several other historical sites in St. Petersburg.  

The study tour provided an opportunity for the participating officers to gain insights into Russia’s defence, security and strategic environment, while strengthening professional and institutional ties between the defence establishment of Sri Lanka and the Russian Federation.  

The visit was coordinated by the defence section of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow and the delegation paid a call at the Embassy and handed over a memento to mark the event.