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.
From 17 to 20 August, In Russia, at the “Kapustin Yar” training ground, the “Echelon-2020” training will be held with the assets of Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces
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From 17 to 20 August 2020, on the territory of the Astrakhan region at the 4th State Central cross-branch training ground "Kapustin Yar", the"Echelon-2020"special training will be held with the assets of Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces.
The military contingents of the Organization member states and the operational group of the CSTO Joint Staff are expected to participate in the training under the charge of the Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Lieutenant General Viktor Voronov.
In the course of the training, the issues of organizing Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics will be worked out in the interests of the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the CSTO during a joint operation to localize the border armed conflict in the Caucasian region of collective security.
The Joint Press Center for the CSTO "Echelon-2020"special training
