On July 14, 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and UN Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev.
From July 7 to 9, second staff talks were held in the Russian Federation on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) command-and-staff exercise “Interaction-2026”, the special reconnaissance exercise “Poisk-2026”, and the logistics support exercise “Echelon-2026”.
In accordance with the 2026 Action Plan of the Coordinating Council of Heads of the Competent Authorities for Countering Illicit Drug Trafficking of the CSTO Member States, and as part of the Russian Federation's priorities during its 2026 CSTO Chairmanship, the sub-regional counter-narcotics operation “Kanal – Amber Coast” was conducted from June 29 to July 3, 2026. The operation was aimed at disrupting trafficking routes for narcotic drugs, their precursors and analogues, new psychoactive substances, and potent substances into the CSTO area of responsibility, neutralizing international transnational drug trafficking groups, dismantling clandestine drug production facilities, undermining the economic foundations of the drug trade, including the laundering of drug proceeds.
The 12th Southern Information Security Forum “Infoforum Sochi 2026” is taking place in Sochi, Russia, from June 30 to July 3. On July 1, the Forum's plenary session brought together representatives of federal and regional authorities, regulatory bodies, leading companies, and international organizations to discuss current challenges in the protection of critical infrastructure, the development of artificial intelligence, and international cooperation.
On June 30 – July 1, 2026, Saint Petersburg hosted a series of events chaired by Alexander Kurenkov, Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, with the participation of heads of the competent authorities of the CSTO member states responsible for emergency prevention and response.
Participants of the "Indestructible Brotherhood-2023" joint training with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces depart for the Kyrgyz Republic.
04.10.2023
From 4 to 8 October, the contingents participating in the joint training "Indestructible Brotherhood-2023" with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces will regroup in the Kyrgyz Republic.
National contingents of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) will be dispatched to the training area by air and road from the CSTO member states in accordance with the plan.
The active phase of the training will be held on the territory of the “Edelweiss” training range from 9 to 13 October at the final stage of the joint CSTO operational-strategic training “Combat Brotherhood-2023”.
The main objectives of the training are to improve the practical skills of officials of the management bodies and personnel of the CSTO Peacekeeping Units and to enhance the coherence of military units and subunits in the performance of tasks during a peacekeeping operation in the Central Asian region of collective security.
In the course of the training, the tasks of post-conflict settlement in the crisis zone will be practiced in high-altitude conditions – the conduct of a peacekeeping operation using the forces and means of the CSTO collective security system and the provision of humanitarian assistance.
In practical operations, the Collective Peacekeeping Forces, together with units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, carry out combat training tasks at checkpoints and casualty reception points, escort convoys and cargoes, liberate populated areas, rescue "hostages" and provide humanitarian assistance.
