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.
Summing up the results of the CSTO Joint Staff's activities for 2025 and setting tasks for 2026
29.12.2025
Today in Moscow, at the International Military Center, the results of the CSTO Joint Staff's activities for 2025 were summarized and tasks for 2026 were set with the participation of CSTO Acting Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, who will head the Collective Security Treaty Organization from January 1, 2026.
During the event, summarizing the results, the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, noted, in particular, that this year special attention was paid to improving the efficiency of decision-making and implementation regarding the use of collective security system forces and means, further developing the components of the Collective Forces, preparing them to perform their earmarked tasks, as well as improving command and control systems and comprehensive support.
Speaking about the tasks for 2026, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov said: "I consider it necessary to focus the main efforts of the CSTO Joint Staff in 2026 on the implementation of the measures set out in the Plan for the Development of Military Cooperation between the CSTO member states for 2026-2030, the Joint Training Plan for 2026, as well as the priority areas of activity announced by the Russian Federation for the period of its chairmanship of the Organization, which is being held under the motto announced by the President of Russia: “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, a shared responsibility”.
Speaking to the event participants, the CSTO Acting Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov highly praised the joint work of the Joint Staff and the Secretariat this year and noted that the draft Action Plan for the implementation of the decisions of the November (2025) session of the CSTO Collective Security Council, based on the priorities of the Russian Federation, was developed. The document aims to actively improve the management system of the CSTO Collective Forces, build the capacity of national contingents, develop joint training, strengthen peacekeeping capabilities, and a number of other important areas.
