02:59CSTO Chief of the Joint Staff Andrei Serdyukov stated that the Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region of Russia was contributing to increased tension in the alliance's own region, speaking at a briefing in Moscow on Thursday, .
"The Kiev regime's unprecedented provocation in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation is contributing to the increase in tension. In response, NATO coalition forces are building up in the region in close proximity to the western borders of the organisation, under the pretext of defending against the so-called 'threat from the east'," Serdyukov claimed.
Furthermore, the CSTO chief of staff announced the commencement of joint exercises on September 4, which will involve over 5,000 servicemen and more than 900 weapons from member states.
"The planned event with troops, collective forces of the CSTO, is designed to safeguard the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member States of the organisation. It is fully aligned with international norms and does not target any other countries," Serdyukov said.
Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk region on August 6 in an offensive described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'large-scale provocation'. A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while more than 133,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine', with fighting ongoing.
The CSTO comprises Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Kiev's 'unprecedented provocation' in Kursk region increases tensions in area of CSTO responsibility - Alliance’s chief of staff
CSTO Chief of the Joint Staff Andrei Serdyukov stated that the Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region of Russia was contributing to increased tension in the alliance's own region, speaking at a briefing in Moscow on Thursday, .
"The Kiev regime's unprecedented provocation in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation is contributing to the increase in tension. In response, NATO coalition forces are building up in the region in close proximity to the western borders of the organisation, under the pretext of defending against the so-called 'threat from the east'," Serdyukov claimed.
Furthermore, the CSTO chief of staff announced the commencement of joint exercises on September 4, which will involve over 5,000 servicemen and more than 900 weapons from member states.
"The planned event with troops, collective forces of the CSTO, is designed to safeguard the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member States of the organisation. It is fully aligned with international norms and does not target any other countries," Serdyukov said.
Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk region on August 6 in an offensive described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'large-scale provocation'. A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while more than 133,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine', with fighting ongoing.
The CSTO comprises Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
CSTO Chief of the Joint Staff Andrei Serdyukov stated that the Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region of Russia was contributing to increased tension in the alliance's own region, speaking at a briefing in Moscow on Thursday, .
"The Kiev regime's unprecedented provocation in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation is contributing to the increase in tension. In response, NATO coalition forces are building up in the region in close proximity to the western borders of the organisation, under the pretext of defending against the so-called 'threat from the east'," Serdyukov claimed.
Furthermore, the CSTO chief of staff announced the commencement of joint exercises on September 4, which will involve over 5,000 servicemen and more than 900 weapons from member states.
"The planned event with troops, collective forces of the CSTO, is designed to safeguard the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member States of the organisation. It is fully aligned with international norms and does not target any other countries," Serdyukov said.
Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk region on August 6 in an offensive described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'large-scale provocation'. A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while more than 133,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine', with fighting ongoing.
The CSTO comprises Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.