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 September 29–30, 2026, the 6th International Conference of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation on the spread of extremist ideology was held in Moscow. The CSTO delegation, comprising Umar Umarzoda, Head of the Department for Countering Challenges and Threats, and Igor Demchenko, Adviser to the Department, took part in the conference.
The CSTO mission advance team continues to work in the Republic of Armenia
16.09.2022
On 16 September this year, Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, Head of the CSTO Joint Staff, met Lieutenant General Roman Golubitsky, Head of the Border Guard Department of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Armenia, as part of the visit of the CSTO mission advance team to the Republic of Armenia. The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and measures to solve it were discussed in detail, "We received a vision of the situation and operational information about what is happening from our border guards, who are on duty on the border and are involved in the protection of certain sections of the Armenian state border," Anatoly Sidorov said after the working meeting.
On the same day, he met with Sergey Kopyrkin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia. The diplomat said that Yerevan "attaches special importance to the CSTO Mission and expects the Collective Security Treaty Organization to play an important role in stabilizing the situation and taking steps to prevent further escalation.
On the eve, CSTO Chief of Staff Anatoli Sidorov had a working meeting with the Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan.
The advance group of CSTO mission arrived in the Republic of Armenia on September 15 in accordance with the decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council. The Mission is tasked to work out proposals on de-escalation of tension.
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CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zaynetdinov
