CSTO command and staff exercises kick off in Balykchy

Bishkek, Sept. 17, 2025 /Kabar/. Balykchy city hosted the grand opening Rubej-2025, command and staff exercise of the collective rapid deployment forces of the CSTO Central Asian region

The event was attended by CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic Erlis Terdikbayev, First Deputy Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Issyk-Kul Region Daniyar Arpachiev, Mayor of Balykchy Baatyrbek Zhantayev and other officials.

Servicemen from Russia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan arrived for the exercises. The grand opening ended with a parade march of all units involved in the exercises.