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.
In the Russian Federation, at the Chebarkulsky training range, reconnaissance groups have begun practicing practical actions in designated areas as part of the CSTO special exercise with reconnaissance forces and assets “Search-2026”.
The CSTO Joint Staff and the CSTO Secretariat held a joint training with the participation of operational groups of the CSTO member states
24.08.2023
Issues related to the preparation of proposals for the deployment and use of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces in the Eastern European collective security region were worked out during a joint training session between the CSTO Joint Staff and the CSTO Secretariat on the basis of the CSTO Crisis Response Centre from 23 to 24 August, in Moscow.
Operational groups from the Organization's member states participated in a joint training via videoconferencing.
According to the training situation, the CSTO Collective Security Council was approached by the President of a CSTO member state with a request for military and military-technical assistance to resolve the crisis situation.
In the course of the joint training, algorithms were worked out for the actions of the standing working bodies of the CSTO and the operational groups of its member states in responding to a crisis situation.
The draft decisions of the CSTO bodies will form the basis for the deployment of contingents of the CSTO CRRF during the joint and special trainings "Interaction-2023", "Search-2023", "Echelon-2023" and "Barrier-2023" on the territory of the Republic of Belarus in September this year.
