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”.
On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
The XX meeting of the CSTO Consulting Coordination Center Council on Responding to Computer Incidents was held
18.11.2025
On November 18, 2025, Moscow hosted the 20th meeting of the CSTO Consulting Coordination Center Council on Responding to Computer Incidents (CSTO CCC), which was attended by delegations of representatives of the national authorized bodies of the CSTO member states.
The meeting was opened by Valery Semerikov, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General, who delivered a welcoming speech to the participants.
During the meeting, participants from the delegations of the CSTO member states discussed current threats to information security and methods of countering them.
The speakers noted a massive increase in the number of attacks using supply chains and counterparties, as well as the intensive involvement of various interacting organizations and structures in carrying them out.
The meeting participants expressed particular concern about threats related to leaks of personal data of individuals and legal entities, as well as attacks through trusted external communication channels that contribute to computer incidents.
During the event, delegates exchanged views on current threats and issues related to the rapid dissemination of information about critical software vulnerabilities to the owners of vulnerable resources and how to respond to them.
They noted the active development of information exchange between specialists at the CSTO CCC contact points and a simultaneous increase in the number of joint events.
They expressed their gratitude to the representative of the Kyrgyz Republic for organizing and hosting the first CSTO International Conference on Cybersecurity in June this year.
