Today, at the Starodorozhsky training range in the Republic of Belarus, servicemen of the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation began practical operations as part of the “Barrier-2026” special exercise.
Today, at the Losvido training range in Belarus, the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces Commander was presented with a mandate to conduct a peacekeeping operation at the command post as part of the “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” command-and-staff exercise.
Servicemen of the Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District (CMD) have arrived in the Republic of Belarus to take part in the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” and the special exercise with the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation “Barrier-2026”.
CSTO Secretary General meets with Acting UN Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism
23.09.2026
On September 23 this year, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov held a meeting with Acting UN Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Alexander Zuev.
The meeting focused on the implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. It was noted that the illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, weapons, as well as organized transnational crime create a conducive environment for terrorist organizations. The need to coordinate the efforts of the CSTO and the UN in combating international terrorism and extremism was emphasized.
The parties spoke in favor of further developing cooperation between the CSTO Secretariat and relevant UN bodies coordinating efforts to counter security challenges and threats.
