On September 5, 2025, in St. Petersburg, a working meeting of Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representatives to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) with plenipotentiary representatives of the parliaments of the CSTO member states in the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly and the CSTO PA Secretariat will take place.
On September 3, 2025, the thirteenth meeting of Senior Administrative Officials of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held in Beijing “on the margins” of the meeting of the Council of Heads of the SCO member states and the “SCO+” format. It was attended by the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov, the CIS Secretary General Sergei Lebedev and the SCO Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev.
Today, at the “Losvido” training ground in the Republic of Belarus, as part of the joint training “Interaction-2025”, the Commander of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces, Colonel Alexei Elfimov, a representative of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, reported on the decision to conduct a joint operation to participate in resolving the crisis situation in the territory of the CSTO member state and ensure the deployment of a regional group of troops.
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.
On August 28, 2025, in the city of Cholpon-Ata, the Kyrgyz Republic, the 28th meeting of the Coordinating Council of Heads of Competent Authorities of the Member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on Combating Illegal Migration was held.
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