From July 7 to 9, second staff talks were held in the Russian Federation on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) command-and-staff exercise “Interaction-2026”, the special reconnaissance exercise “Poisk-2026”, and the logistics support exercise “Echelon-2026”.
In accordance with the 2026 Action Plan of the Coordinating Council of Heads of the Competent Authorities for Countering Illicit Drug Trafficking of the CSTO Member States, and as part of the Russian Federation's priorities during its 2026 CSTO Chairmanship, the sub-regional counter-narcotics operation “Kanal – Amber Coast” was conducted from June 29 to July 3, 2026. The operation was aimed at disrupting trafficking routes for narcotic drugs, their precursors and analogues, new psychoactive substances, and potent substances into the CSTO area of responsibility, neutralizing international transnational drug trafficking groups, dismantling clandestine drug production facilities, undermining the economic foundations of the drug trade, including the laundering of drug proceeds.
The 12th Southern Information Security Forum “Infoforum Sochi 2026” is taking place in Sochi, Russia, from June 30 to July 3. On July 1, the Forum's plenary session brought together representatives of federal and regional authorities, regulatory bodies, leading companies, and international organizations to discuss current challenges in the protection of critical infrastructure, the development of artificial intelligence, and international cooperation.
On June 30 – July 1, 2026, Saint Petersburg hosted a series of events chaired by Alexander Kurenkov, Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, with the participation of heads of the competent authorities of the CSTO member states responsible for emergency prevention and response.
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.
The CSTO Collective Forces are practicing the tasks of the next stage of CSTO trainings in the Republic of Kazakhstan
04.10.2022
The CSTO Collective Forces continue to work on the next stage of CSTO trainings in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The command and staff training with the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces "Interaction-2022" is aimed at practicing the tasks of using forces and means of the CSTO collective security system in the Central Asian region of the CSTO collective security.
In the course of practical actions, the following training issues and joint tactical tasks are practiced:
defeating the enemy with the use of reconnaissance and reconnaissance-fire contour;
conducting special activities to eliminate an illegal armed formation in a populated area;
actions of anti-drug units of the internal affairs bodies of the formations of special forces to suppress the channel for the supply of narcotic drugs;
implementation of measures to eliminate the consequences of chemical and biological contamination and search and rescue operations.
During a Special training with reconnaissance forces "Search-2022" the issues of planning reconnaissance in conditions of aggravation of military and political situation in the Central Asian region of CSTO collective security, as well as the organization and conduct of various types of reconnaissance in the interests of application of the CSTO CRRF during localization of cross-border armed conflict are practiced.
The special training "Echelon-2022" with the forces and means of Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics support of the CSTO forces (Collective Forces) is aimed at comprehensive training on the organization of Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics support, management of logistics units of the CSTO CRRF, replenishment of inventories and restoration of military and technical equipment of the CSTO CRRF group during the conduct of a joint operation.
The CSTO training is examining the use of the Coalition air grouping and air defense, as well as the use of the joint CSTO NBC defense formation and medical support.
___________________________________
Joint press center of the CSTO trainings
