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.
Issues of improving crisis response and expert cooperation discussed in the CSTO
08.05.2026
On May 7, the CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov held a working meeting in Moscow at the CSTO Joint Staff aimed at improving issues related to crisis response and expert cooperation.
During the event, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov briefed the head of the Organization on the proposed areas for further improvement of the crisis response system.
The participants discussed in detail issues related to the interaction of the Crisis Response Center with the structures of international organizations, the operating algorithm of functional groups, as well as the mechanism for preparing proposals for CSTO bodies with a view to adopting decisions aimed at preventing and resolving crisis situations.
Special attention was paid to the unique capabilities of the expert-analytical platform designed to coordinate and strengthen collective security, which makes it possible to model and forecast scenarios for the development of situations, assess risks, and formulate recommendations for risk mitigation.
