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.
Participants in the CSTO “Interaction-2026”, “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026” exercises arrive in the Russian Federation
26.09.2026
Participants in the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) “Interaction-2026” and the special exercises “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026” have completed their redeployment to the Russian Federation.
Contingents of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) arrived in the exercise areas from the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan.
In the Russian Federation, exercises combining the training of various components of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) are being held at the Chebarkulsky training range of the Central Military District:
the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) “Interaction-2026” is aimed at practicing the preparation and conduct of a joint operation to localize a cross-border armed conflict;
during the special exercise “Search-2026”, the organization and conduct of reconnaissance in the interests of the CSTO CORF are being practiced;
the special exercise “Echelon-2026” provides for practicing the organization of logistics support.
Speaking at a briefing the previous day, CSTO Joint Staff Chief Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov emphasized that all the exercises 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 forces and assets formations to perform their assigned tasks in the interests of ensuring collective security.
CSTO Joint Exercise Press Center
Russian Federation, Chebarkulsky training range
