CSTO to hold eight exercises in 2025

Military maneuvers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states in 2025 will be held in Belarus, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, a source in the organization told Izvestia.

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Several maneuvers will be held in Belarus this year from September 1 to 6: exercises with the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force (CRRF) Interaction-2025, with the forces and means of intelligence Search-2025, as well as with the forces and means of logistics Echelon-2025. In addition, operational-strategic exercises of the CSTO Collective Security Treaty Organization's Collective Forces Combat Brotherhood are planned.

The CSTO peacekeeping forces will work on their combat capabilities during the Unbreakable Brotherhood-2025 exercise, while the CSTO's RCDBZ and medical support formations will work on their combat capabilities during the Barrier-2025 exercise. These maneuvers will take place on the territory of Tajikistan from October 14 to 24.

Command and staff exercises with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian region Rubezh-2025 will be held on the territory of Kyrgyzstan from September 17-20.

In addition, special exercises will be held in Kazakhstan with the CSTO Special Operations Forces' command and control bodies and formations Cobalt-2025.

In this country will also be held a training and methodological meeting with the senior staff of security agencies, the Interior Ministry, drug control agencies, internal troops (national guard) and authorized bodies in the field of prevention and elimination of emergencies, the interlocutor said.

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Engaging maneuver: CSTO to hold eight exercises in 2025