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”.
On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
The CSTO Collective Forces go to the Republic of Kazakhstan to participate in joint trainings
27.09.2022
From September 26 to October 13, 2022 on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan the command-staff training "Interaction-2022" with the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces, special trainings "Search-2022" with forces and means of intelligence and "Echelon-2022" with the units of Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces). will be held.
The active phase of the training will be conducted at the “Matybulak” training range from 3 to 7 October. Practical actions of the CSTO Collective Forces will be carried out in difficult conditions of mountain and desert terrain. 
The trainings will involve military contingents of the CSTO member states, task forces of the CSTO Joint Staff and the CSTO Secretariat, special-purpose force formations from the special units of the internal affairs (police), security and special services, as well as authorized bodies in the area of emergency prevention and liquidation of consequences of emergencies.
It is planned that the total number of participants in the trainings in the Republic of Kazakhstan will be more than 6,500 people and more than 850 units of military and special equipment, including aircraft, helicopters and strike drones.
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Joint press center of the CSTO trainings ОДКБ
