Servicemen of the Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District (CMD) have arrived in the Republic of Belarus to take part in the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” and the special exercise with the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation “Barrier-2026”.
On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
Staff negotiations on the organization of a command and staff trainings with units of the CAR CRDF “Rubezh-2025” were held in Kyrgyzstan
26.06.2025
On June 24-26, the second staff negotiations were held in the Kyrgyz Republic on the organization and conduct an operational meeting with the Command of the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CAR CRDF) and a command and staff training with units of the CAR CRDF "Rubezh-2025", conducted as part of the joint operational and strategic training "Combat Brotherhood-2025".
The negotiations were attended by representatives of interested ministries and departments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Organization's Secretariat and a group of officers of the CSTO Joint Staff headed by Colonel Azamat Dyushembekov.
During the staff negotiations, the procedure for conducting an operational meeting with the Command of the CAR CRDF and the plan of the training, the timing and procedure for the arrival of national contingents, the procedure for practical actions, as well as the organization of comprehensive support were agreed upon.
A reconnaissance of the training area was carried out on the territory of the “Edelweiss” training center and on the Issyk-Kul Lake water area.
The CAR CRDF are designed to carry out tasks to ensure the military security of the CSTO member states of the Central Asian region of collective security, including to participate in repelling external military aggression and conducting joint counter–terrorism operations. The CSTO member states allocate military units and permanent readiness units equipped with modern weapons, military and special equipment to the CRDF national contingents.
