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.”
An international integrated martial arts tournament for the CSTO Secretary General's Cup among the security forces of the Organization's member states was held
17.10.2025
In the period from October 12 to October 16, 2025, on the basis of the “Ognikovo” Park-Hotel (Moscow region, Istra district, village Ognikovo, house.19) The XXII International Combined Martial Arts Tournament for the Cup of the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization among the security forces of the CSTO member states was held, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
The international tournament was attended by teams from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Federation of Integrated Martial Arts of the Kyrgyz Republic.
From the Russian Federation, teams from the Ministry of Defense, the Federal Bailiff Service, the Federal Penitentiary Service, the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops and the Federal Customs Service were represented. The team of the Ministry of Public Security of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Republic of South Ossetia also participated in the competition.
120 athletes took part in the competition, of which 84 were men and 36 were women.
According to the results of the international competition, the national team of the Republic of Belarus took the first place, the team of the Republic of Kazakhstan — the second place, and the team of the Russian Federation — the third place.
