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.
On September 4 this year, a round table entitled “CSTO–SCO: Security Space” was held as part of the business program of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. CSTO Secretariat representative Igor Panarin took part in the event.
The delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff took part in commemorative events dedicated to the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War in the Republic of Belarus
23.06.2025
A delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff consisting of representatives of the armed forces of the Organization's states (the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Tajikistan) took part in commemorative events dedicated to the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War in the Republic of Belarus.
On June 20, a delegation led by Major General Arsen Rakhmanov paid tribute to the victims of the genocide of the Belarusian people at the “Khatyn” Memorial Complex.
On June 21, officers paid military honors to the fallen during the Great Patriotic War at the Victory Monument in Minsk.
On the night of June 21-22, a delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff took part in a flower-laying ceremony at the Eternal Flame at the Monument "Courage" at the “Brest Hero Fortress” Memorial Complex. The special tragic atmosphere of the heroic events of the first hours of the Great Patriotic War was demonstrated during the military historical reconstruction “On June 22, 1941. Brest Fortress", where the key episodes of the defense of the Brest fortress were recreated.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov donated encyclopedic publications "The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945", dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, to the funds of the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, the Brest Fortress Defense Museum, and the “Khatyn” Memorial Complex.
In the year of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, the preservation of the memory of the immortal feat of the Soviet people, who forged a common Victory on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War, is of particular importance.
