From October 18 to 23 this year, a special exercise codenamed “Cobalt-2026” will be held in the Republic of Tajikistan.
Today, the active phase of the command-and-staff exercise with the Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) of the CSTO “Interaction-2026” and the special exercises “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026” concluded in the Russian Federation.
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 the participation of the CSTO Secretariat delegation in international scientific and practical events at the Siberian Law Institute of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
04.04.2025
On 3-4 April 2025, in the city of Krasnoyarsk, a delegation of the CSTO Secretariat headed by Valery Semerikov, Deputy Secretary General of the Organization, took part in the XXVIII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Current Problems in Combating Crime: Issues of Theory and Practice” and the International Scientific and Practical Seminar “Countering the Drug Threat at the Present Stage: Legal and Socio-Humanitarian Aspects” organized on the basis of the Siberian Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
In his address to the participants, Valery Semerikov delivered a welcoming speech by the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov, gave an overview of the CSTO's activities in countering security challenges and threats, emphasizing the importance of such events for the introduction of innovative approaches in the implementation of the CSTO tasks to combat the drug threat in its area of responsibility.
The high level of organization and effectiveness of the Siberian Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia as a basic educational institution for training specialists in drug trafficking control for the CSTO member states were noted.
During one of the sections of the conference, Vladimir Petrishchev, Consultant of the Legal Department of the CSTO Secretariat, made a report on “The CSTO and the Fight against Illicit Drug Trafficking: International Legal Aspect”.
