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.
A meeting of the heads of national headquarters regarding Operation “PROXY” was held at the CSTO Secretariat
18.03.2026
On March 18, 2026, in Moscow, at the CSTO Secretariat building, chaired by the head of the Russian National Headquarters, a meeting of the heads of the national headquarters for the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) ongoing operation to combat cybercrime (Operation “PROXY”), which was attended by delegations of representatives from the national competent authorities of the CSTO member states.
The meeting was opened by Valery Anatolyevich Semerikov, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General, who delivered a welcoming address and noted, in particular: “In 2025, against the backdrop of a complex situation and the increasing scale of unlawful actions against our states, units of the authorized competent authorities tackled complex, non-standard operational tasks, secured the information space, and actively combated cyberterrorism and organized crime, illicit drug trafficking, extremism, and illegal migration – all carried out through information technologies. The set of planned measures has been implemented.
“Personnel from law enforcement agencies, special services, and relevant ministries and agencies of the Organization’s member states who are directly involved in efforts to combat cybercrime acted effectively, in a coordinated manner, and professionally.”
During the meeting, the heads of the national operational headquarters discussed the results of the operation for 2025 and, taking into account the Russian Federation’s priorities for its CSTO chairmanship, identified priority areas for focusing collective efforts on combating criminal activity in the field of information technology both this year and in the future.
In 2026, the CSTO member states will focus their efforts on countering the dissemination of information that causes political harm to national and allied interests, as well as the incitement of interethnic and religious strife; combating recruitment to participate in armed conflicts on the side of terrorist and extremist organizations; countering the activities of criminal groups, including those with terrorist and extremist orientations; combating illicit drug trafficking via information and communication technologies; countering malicious software; identifying and blocking resources used for illegal activities; exposing criminal groups involved in electronic fraud.
The meeting participants unanimously noted that Operation “PROXY” remained an effective instrument of collective cooperation and is aimed at strengthening the collective security of the Organization’s member states.
