AsiaOctober 2, 2026

Russia Rehearses a War in Central Asia

Russia's Tsentr-2026 drills, watched by Putin with Chinese troops taking part, simulated pushing into a neighbouring Central Asian state to set up a security zone. The scenario fits Kazakhstan.

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Satellite imagery: NASA’s Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). AI-assisted & editor-monitored.