On November 4, 2026, a working session entitled “The CSTO in Greater Eurasia: Current Status and Prospects” was held in Minsk as part of the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security.
On November 3, 2026, the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security was held in Minsk. The event was attended by President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev, SCO Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev, OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu, representatives of the leadership of the foreign ministries of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and a number of other states.
On October 30, 2026, the results of the “Channel-Caspian Lighthouse” subregional anti-drug operation were summed up as part of the implementation of the 2026 Plan of Key Activities of the Coordinating Council of Heads of Competent Drug Control Authorities of CSTO Member States (CCHCDCA).
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.
Special training "Search-2025": intelligence agencies continue to carry out tasks in designated areas
05.09.2025
In the Republic of Belarus, at the “Lepelsky” training ground, as part of a special training with the forces and intelligence assets of the CSTO member states, “Search–2025”, intelligence agencies continue to perform tasks in designated areas.
The topic of the special training "Search-2025" is the organization and conduct of intelligence by forces and means of intelligence agencies during the joint operation of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) to participate in resolving the crisis situation on the territory of the CSTO member state.
The main purpose of the training is to conduct various types of intelligence in the interests of applying the CSTO CRRF, improving the practical skills of management bodies and personnel of intelligence units.
Pre-deployed intelligence agencies detect various targets of the simulated enemy, including illegal armed formations. When they are detected, reconnaissance groups adjust the fire of weapons and other special measures aimed at destroying the identified objects.
At the same time, the intelligence management bodies collect, analyze and summarize the intelligence information obtained and bring it to the Command of the CRRF, which makes it possible to implement the "discovered – struck" principle.
During the training, the scouts take into account the experience of conducting combat operations of modern armed conflicts in planning and ways of performing tasks.
The participants of “Search-2025” are actively using various types of UAVs, thermal imagers, and the latest intelligence and communications equipment.
As part of the training, issues of organizing complex intelligence, retargeting intelligence agencies to other intelligence facilities, performing reconnaissance tasks through surveillance, eavesdropping, conducting searches and ambushes are also being worked out.
A joint training with the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the CSTO "Interaction-2025", aimed at working out the issues of preparing and conducting a joint operation to participate in resolving a crisis situation on the territory of a CSTO member state, a special training with forces and means of reconnaissance "Search-2025", a special training with forces and means logistics support “Echelon-2025” are being conducted on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.
Contingents of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan are taking part in the trainings. Among them are military contingents, special forces formations from among the special units of the internal affairs bodies (police), security agencies and special services, authorized bodies in the field of emergency prevention and response, as well as operational groups of the Joint Staff and the CSTO Secretariat. In total, more than 2,000 military personnel and 450 units of weapons, military and special equipment are involved, including 9 combat aircraft and helicopters, over 70 different types of UAVs.
Joint Press Center of the CSTO trainings
