The collective force - the States of the former Soviet Union - are united around Russia.

Major geopolitical events occurred last week in Moscow - Russia and its allies among the former Soviet Union have signed several important agreements to work together in politics, economy and military. The Heads of State, members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, have decided the formation of the collective rapid reaction forces, and at a meeting of the Interstate Council of EurAsEC presidents of the member countries decided to create a crisis fund amounting to 10 billion dollars, which will be formed within the next three months.

Su-25 attack plane leaves for military duty. Kant airfield - the first Russian foreign station, established after the dissolution of Union. The main objective squadron - cover with joint air ground operations grouping of CSTO. This organization is composed of 7 ex-Soviet republics: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.

The radius of action of Su-25 allows you to cut almost to Dushanbe, the whole mountain region. After the reconstruction, the band will be here to take planes and long-distance aircraft - missile TU-95 and Tu-160. Kant airfield, as they say military experts, is located in the "core" point in Central Asia. This - "air gates" in Afghanistan.

As expected, under the unified command will set up three military groups: the Central Asian, West and South. Backbone of the Collective rapid deployment force will be 98 th Guards Tula Airborne division and 31 th Ulyanovskaya landing-assault brigade. Landing division identified Kazakhstan. Other countries send to the new structure for the battalion. The total troop strength of about 15 thousand people.


The presence of the Allied allow Russia to establish military facilities, including the deployment of air defense is also beyond the borders, and this increases the depth of defense, that from a military point of view it is very important. On this week signed an agreement to establish a joint Russian-Belarusian air system Defense.