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”.
Today, a ceremony was held at the Chebarkulsky training range in the Russian Federation to open the command-and-staff exercise with the Collective Operational Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization “Interaction-2026” and the special exercises “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026”.
On September 25, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov held a working meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of the 81st session of the General Assembly of the world organization in New York.
Dear Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich,
Please accept my sincere condolences over the death of servicemen of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the line of duty. We deeply sympathize with the relatives and loved ones of those who lost their lives and wish a speedy recovery to those injured in the tragedy.
CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov visits sections of the Tajik-Afghan border
29.06.2026
From June 24 to 26, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov paid a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan at the personal invitation of President Emomali Rahmon.
During the visit, Talatbek Masadykov familiarized himself with the situation along the southern section of the external border of the CSTO area of responsibility. He visited border outposts and a border crossing point within the areas of responsibility of three border detachments. He also personally inspected the construction of a border road in the mountainous and hard-to-reach Shuroabad sector.
Together with First Deputy Chairman and Commander of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan, Lieutenant General Murodali Rabzhadzoda, he discussed the implementation of the CSTO Targeted Interstate Program for Strengthening the Tajik-Afghan Border.
