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Kyrgyz troops have begun tactical training focused on operations within the CSTO collective peacekeeping forces during the "Indestructible Brotherhood-2026" exercise at the Losvido training ground in Belarus, as reported by Kabar from Bishkek on October 14, 2026. The military contingent is practising the preparation and execution of a peacekeeping operation.
Saida Mirziyoyeva, head of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan, visited the complex of Turkey's Baykar company, where she became acquainted with its advanced projects in the defense industry.
Defence ministers of Kyrgyzstan and Russia, Ruslan Mukambetov and Andrei Belousov, have approved a military cooperation plan between the two countries for 2027.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev, answering a parliamentary question on attacks on vessels in the Black Sea, said that logic points to Russia but that the country cannot prove it. He said: “Logic really points to Russia, but the problem is that we cannot prove it.”
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has provided an update on the pre-trial investigation into a Caspian Sea tragedy in which 14 conscripts died. In a statement to NUR.KZ, the ministry’s press service said an inter-agency operational investigative group led by the military investigation department is continuing the pre-trial probe. The incident took place in Aktau.
On 14 October 2026, delegations led by defence ministers of several states arrived at Issyk-Kul International Airport, located in the village of Tamchy, Kyrgyzstan. They came to take part in a meeting of the Council of Defence Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), which will be held in Kyrgyzstan.
Kazakhstan has allocated 3.3 trillion tenge from its 2027 budget for the security bloc. Finance Minister Madi Takiyev and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin explained how the funds will be spent and why such spending does not undermine financing for the real sector.
The Alithia newspaper reported that the ‘Iris 2026’ exercise began the day before yesterday and will end tomorrow. The paper described it as one of the most important annual training activities of the Greek Cypriot National Guard (RMMO). The headline of the report states that the exercise is being conducted with the participation of Greek F-16 fighter jets.
Police in Almaty, Kazakhstan, have opened a criminal case after an incident in which 48 students of the Republican Physics and Mathematics School were hospitalized, NUR.KZ reports.
Today's top Turkic news: Uzbekistan-China ties, Samarkand visit, Kulubaev-Rubio talks, Northern Cyprus festival and Turkmen desertification centre.
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