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 Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff has discussed with the Minister of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic the preparation of the joint training "Indestructible Brotherhood-2023" with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces
27.09.2023
On 26 and 27 September, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, made a working visit to the Kyrgyz Republic to discuss organizational issues and inspect the sites for the joint training "Indestructible Brotherhood-2023" with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces.
During his visit, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov visited the “Edelweiss” training ground and familiarized himself with the procedure for the deployment and provision of contingents from the CSTO member states, the layout of the training areas and the list of topics to be practiced. Special attention was paid to the inspection of the locations of the joint command posts and the areas where the contingents will practice the main tactical episodes of the training.
During his working visit to Bishkek, he met with Lieutenant General Baktybek Bekbolotov, Minister of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic, during which they discussed the preparation and conduct of the joint training "Indestructible Brotherhood-2023" with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces.
The training will be held on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic from 9 to 13 October as the final stage of the joint CSTO operational-strategic training “Combat Brotherhood-2023”. During the training, the tasks of post-conflict settlement in the crisis zone will be worked out, including the conduct of a peacekeeping operation using the forces and means of the CSTO collective security system and the provision of humanitarian assistance.
Practical activities include carrying out the following tasks:
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actions of the units of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces at checkpoints, filtration points and joint tasks with the Ministry of Emergency Situations at the casualty reception point;
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actions of units of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces in escorting convoys and cargoes, blocking and inspecting populated areas;
- escorting convoys and assisting the Ministry of Emergency Situations in providing humanitarian aid.
Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic
