From October 18 to 23 this year, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the Collective Security System of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise was held at the Magob training range of the Special Purpose Units Training Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Greater Eurasia: Institutions, Development, Cooperation” was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly organized with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS). CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the conference.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, was held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
Today, a conference entitled “The Role and Place of Media in CSTO Member States in Efforts to Contain Crisis (Emergency) Situations in Collective Security Regions” was held in Minsk.
Russian servicemen arrive in the Republic of Belarus to take part in the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces exercises “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” and “Barrier-2026”
09.10.2026
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”.
The Russian military contingent was redeployed to the territory of the Republic using a combined mode of transport. Upon arrival in the exercise area, the servicemen began preparing their weapons and military equipment for practical operations.
The Russian military contingent is primarily composed of motorized rifle and reconnaissance units, communications units, electronic warfare units, NBC protection units, medical units, and crews of unmanned systems of the Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District.
In addition, approximately 40 items of military and special equipment from the Russian contingent will be involved in carrying out training and combat tasks, including BTR-82A armored personnel carriers, Ulan-1 and Ulan-2 tactical all-terrain vehicles, quad bikes and motorcycles.
From October 12 to 16, the Republic of Belarus will host the command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026”, during which the preparation and conduct of a peacekeeping operation by the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces will be practiced, and the special exercise with the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation “Barrier-2026”, which will focus on eliminating sources of biological threats in the area of responsibility of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces.
CSTO Joint Exercise Press Center
