In the Russian Federation, at the Chebarkulsky training range, particular attention is being paid to organizing the evacuation and repair of damaged equipment under the threat of enemy UAV attacks during the special exercise with the logistics forces and assets of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) “Echelon-2026”.
Today, at the Chebarkulsky training range in the Russian Federation, as part of the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) “Interaction-2026”, joint actions to liberate a populated area captured by a simulated adversary were practiced.
On September 29–30, 2026, the 6th International Conference of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation on the spread of extremist ideology was held in Moscow. The CSTO delegation, comprising Umar Umarzoda, Head of the Department for Countering Challenges and Threats, and Igor Demchenko, Adviser to the Department, took part in the conference.
In the Russian Federation, at the Chebarkulsky training range, reconnaissance groups have begun practicing practical actions in designated areas as part of the CSTO special exercise with reconnaissance forces and assets “Search-2026”.
The CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas took part in the OSCE ministerial meeting in Stockholm and in the course of the discussion spoke on the situation in Afghanistan
03.12.2021
On December 2 to 3, 2021, by the invitation of the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde, the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas participated in the 28th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council and in the Ministerial meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the CSTO member States held “as margin notes” of the OSCE CFM by the initiative of the Armenian Chairmanship.
In the course of the meeting, Stanislav Zas also spoke about the implications of development in Afghanistan for the OSCE region. "As margin notes” of the OSCE CFM, he had a working meeting with the OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid, during which the two parties discussed prospects for interaction between the two regional organizations.
The CSTO Secretary General also discussed current issues of cooperation development in the CSTO format in a series of bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of the CSTO member States.
