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Tajikistan hosts active phase of Unbreakable Brotherhood 2025, Barrier 2025, and Commonwealth Anti-Terror 2025 exercises

24 October 2025 11:30

Today, final stages of the CSTO joint exercises, namely the Unbreakable Brotherhood 2025, the Barrier 2025 (special exercise with a joint formation of CSTO NBC Protection and medical support units), and the Commonwealth Antiterror 2025 joint counter-terrorism exercise of the Commonwealth of Independent States, were held at the Fakhrabad training ground.

The units conducted a peacekeeping operation on the territory of an CSTO member State and carried out tasks to maintain the ceasefire regime between warring sides and ensured compliance with the truce terms.

In the area of responsibility, the units organised mobile and foot patrols, guarding and strengthening of checkpoints, guardhouses, and refugee reception points. They trained in organising service in a demilitarised zone, including in hard-to-reach mountain areas, repelling an attack by a mock band on a peacekeeping checkpoint, and neutralising a mock enemy UAV by air defence and electronic warfare systems.

The joint formation of CSTO NBC Protection and medical support units has worked out practical actions aimed at eliminating the sources of biological threats and ensuring the biological safety of the coalition group of forces.

They also conducted counter-terrorism operations to free hostages and neutralise mock terrorists on a Yak-40 plane at the airport and in the administrative building.

Internal troops formations trained to block the area of an unauthorized rally, localise a riot zone, ensure the safety of citizens and infrastructure.

Units of the Collective Forces trained in evacuating civilians, delivering and escorting humanitarian supplies. During the exercise, the units repelled an attack on a humanitarian convoy and provided medical assistance, including air ambulance evacuation.

Military contingents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and the operational groups of the CSTO Joint Staff and the CSTO Secretariat took part in the Unbreakable Brotherhood 2025 and Barrier 2025 exercises. The Russian contingent was based on units of the 201st military base of the Central Military District, including mountain units, communication units, electronic warfare units, NBC Protection units, medical units, and UAV teams. The total number of participants in the exercise was about 1,500 as well as more than 200 units of military and special hardware, including 6 helicopters and over 20 UAVs.