According to the UzA agency, Uzbek-Russian joint exercises will be held at the Forish training ground in Jizzakh region.

On 2 October 2017, a group of Russian servicemen arrived in Uzbekistan to participate in military drills.

The upcoming tactical exercises are held within the framework of the agreements reached during the state visit of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the Russian Federation on 4-5 April 2017.