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”.
A meeting of heads of national headquarters for the CSTO operation "PROXY" was held
16.03.2023
On March 15, 2023, the CSTO Secretariat hosted a meeting of heads and authorized representatives of national headquarters for the Collective Security Treaty Organization continuous operation on combating information technology crimes (“PROXY”). It was attended by delegations of representatives of national authorized bodies for responding to computer incidents of the CSTO member states.
The CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov addressed the meeting. He noted that in 2022, despite the difficult situation and the increasing scale of illegal actions against the CSTO member states, all national structures of the CSTO member states involved in the operation successfully accomplished their tasks. "The set of planned and implemented measures has generally been fulfilled. Employees of law enforcement agencies, special services and law enforcement bodies, specialized ministries and departments of the member states directly involved in combating crimes in the field of information technology acted competently and professionally," Valery Semerikov noted.
The meeting participants have discussed the results of work in 2022 and identified priority activities to combat criminal manifestations in the field of information technology this year and in the near future.
