During the “Conduct of combat operations” stage, two main training objectives are being practiced: the occupation by the national contingents of the CRDF CAR of the area of responsibility and the destruction of illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
The active phase of the joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) “Frontier-2026” has begun at the Koktal training range in the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the exercise, the participating forces are practicing the preparation and conduct of combat operations to destroy illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
On September 11, 2026, a round table entitled “Kazakhstan–Central Asia–Greater Eurasia: resilience and security amid new challenges” was held at the Center for Social Conservative Policy. The event was organized by the CSTO Secretariat jointly with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS) and the Center for Social Conservative Policy (CSCP).
The event was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, Director of the ICCA RAS Kirill Babaev, members of the CSTO Permanent Council and representatives of the academic and expert communities of the member states. The discussion was moderated by Yuri Shuvalov, Head of the Information and Public Relations Department of the CSTO Secretariat.
Delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff Takes Part in Events of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS
20.08.2026
On August 17–19, at the invitation of Colonel General Alexander Manilov, Chairman of the Coordination Service of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS, a delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff headed by Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov took part in international events held in the area of responsibility of the Border Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
During the working meetings, the experience and specific features of protecting the external borders of the CIS member states, as well as priorities and prospects for military-technical cooperation, were discussed.
The main objective of the joint command-and-staff exercise, the second stage of which included tactical scenarios, was to improve cooperation between border and other agencies of the CIS member states in preparing for and responding to (eliminating) crisis situations along the external borders of the Commonwealth.
Following the events, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov noted that the importance of ensuring collective security continues to grow, requiring close cooperation with all relevant international organizations. He emphasized that many practical issues are successfully addressed during joint exercises and training activities. Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov also noted that the events in St. Petersburg provided an opportunity to discuss areas for further developing cooperation between the CSTO Joint Staff and the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS.
