In 2025, large-scale operational and strategic exercises of the Organization of Collective Security (CSTO) under the general name “Battle Brotherhood-2025” will be held on the territory of Tajikistan.
According to the CSTO press service, the main goal of the exercises will be to develop joint actions to respond to modern threats and strengthen collective security in the region.
In addition, the Barrier-2025 exercises are also planned in Tajikistan, which will be devoted to counteracting biochemical risks, as well as actions in terrorist threats.
The participation of command structures, collective forces and specialized units from all member states of the CSTO: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.
A new cycle of military maneuvers
exercises in Tajikistan will become part of a wider cycle of CSTO events, which will be held during 2025 in several countries.
Belarus will take the teachings of the collective forces of the operational response “Interaction-2025”, reconnaissance maneuvers “Search-2025”, as well as the logistics teachings “Echelon-2025”.
These events will be linked to the Russian-Belarusian strategic exercises “West 2025”.
Also, in Kyrgyzstan in October, an operational gathering and command and staff teaching “Rubezh-2025” is planned with the participation of the collective forces of the quick deployment of the Central Asian region.
The mentioned exercises will be carried out in close coordination with the anti-terrorist training of the CIS called “Commonwealth-2025”, which will ensure a comprehensive approach to regional security.
According to CSTOs, the latest military equipment and weapons will be demonstrated during the exercises.
In addition, demonstration measures are planned with the participation of international observers, including representatives of countries that are not included in the organization, and international structures.
Negotiations on the preparation of exercises were held from April 1 to 3 under the leadership of the First Deputy Head of the CSTO, Lieutenant General Hassan Kaloev.