28 April marks the Day of the CSTO Joint Staff. It should be recalled that on 28 April 2003, in Dushanbe, the Collective Security Council, guided by the need to establish a military staff body responsible for implementing the military component of the Collective Security Treaty, adopted the Decision “On the Establishment of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.”
On 27 April 2026, within the framework of the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Contours of a New Architecture of Collective Security: Current Issues of Information and Analytical Partnership within the CSTO,” held at MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, a round table entitled “Eurasian Analytical Platform: New Approaches in a New Geopolitical Reality” took place. During the event, Head of the Information and Public Relations Department of the CSTO Secretariat Yuriy Shuvalov delivered a presentation on “The Eurasian Analytical Network: A New Cognitive Architecture of Collective Security.”
The second stage of the CSTO joint trainings “Interaction-2025” and “Echelon-2025” has begun in the Republic of Belarus
01.09.2025
On September 1, at the “Losvido” training ground, as part of the trainings “Interaction-2025” and “Echelon-2025”, the second stage began aimed at preparing a joint operation of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces to participate in resolving the crisis situation in the territory of the CSTO member state.
The Commander of the CRRF, Colonel Alexei Elfimov, was presented with the operational directive of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus. The operational staff of the command post began to clarify the task, assess the situation and prepare proposals for a joint operation.
The head of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel-General Andrey Serdyukov, arrived at the CRRF control center, where he got acquainted with the elements of the control center and the organization of work of officials of the CRRF Command.
The Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff also inspected the locations of military contingents, special forces formations and national cultural centers deployed in the field.
The CRRF contingents at the “Losvido” training ground carry out combat coordination during tactical training sessions.
A joint training with the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the CSTO "Interaction-2025", a special training with forces and means of reconnaissance "Search-2025", a special training with forces and means of logistical 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
