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.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Greater Eurasia: Institutions, Development, Cooperation” was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly organized with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS). CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the conference.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, was held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
Today, a conference entitled “The Role and Place of Media in CSTO Member States in Efforts to Contain Crisis (Emergency) Situations in Collective Security Regions” was held in Minsk.
Participants in the CSTO “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” and “Barrier-2026” exercises head to the Republic of Belarus
07.10.2026
From October 7 to 8, units participating 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” are redeploying to the Republic of Belarus.
Contingents of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) are moving from the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan to the exercise area in accordance with the plan.
In the Republic of Belarus, from October 12 to 16, the command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026”, during which the preparation and conduct of a peacekeeping operation by the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces will be practiced, and the special exercise with the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation “Barrier-2026”, during which the elimination of sources of biological threats in the area of responsibility of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces will be practiced, will be held.
Speaking at a briefing on the eve of the joint exercise package, CSTO Joint Staff Chief Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov emphasized that all the activities being conducted are planned, are not directed against third countries, and are aimed at improving the interoperability of command and control bodies and troops, as well as maintaining the readiness of formations of forces and assets to perform their assigned tasks in the interests of ensuring collective security.
It should be recalled that the peacekeeping contingents of the CSTO member states comprise specially trained military, police and civilian personnel, as well as forces and assets provided by the member states to the CSTO peacekeeping forces.
For each peacekeeping operation, depending on the scope of the tasks to be performed and the specific situation in the conflict zone, the composition, structure and strength of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces are determined by a decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council.
CSTO Joint Exercise Press Center
