As part of the exercises, which were conducted under the guidance of the joint staff, duty shifts from the Crisis Response Center, as well as representatives from the Ministries of Defense and Emergency Situations of Tajikistan, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, participated in the training process.
It is reported that the goal of the maneuvers was to practice a set of actions for localizing a crisis situation arising in one of the Central Asian states, using the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the CSTO. During the exercises, participants also practiced neutralizing terrorists preparing sabotage at key facilities, as well as actions in the event of an armed incursion across the border and responding to the consequences of a chemical attack with the evacuation of the population.
