In the Russian Federation, at the Chebarkulsky training range, reconnaissance groups have begun practicing practical actions in designated areas as part of the CSTO special exercise with reconnaissance forces and assets “Search-2026”.
Today, a ceremony was held at the Chebarkulsky training range in the Russian Federation to open the command-and-staff exercise with the Collective Operational Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization “Interaction-2026” and the special exercises “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026”.
On September 25, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov held a working meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of the 81st session of the General Assembly of the world organization in New York.
Dear Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich,
Please accept my sincere condolences over the death of servicemen of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the line of duty. We deeply sympathize with the relatives and loved ones of those who lost their lives and wish a speedy recovery to those injured in the tragedy.
A regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers was held in Bishkek
28.05.2025
On May 28, 2025, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers was held in Bishkek under the chairmanship of the Kyrgyz side. The event was attended by Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, Chief of the Organization's Joint Staff.
The sides have discussed in detail the military and political situation in the CSTO area of responsibility and exchanged views on further development of the collective security system.
During the meeting, a number of documents were considered and approved concerning the planning of military cooperation between the CSTO member states for 2026-2030, the organization of joint training for the CSTO's command and control bodies and formations of the forces and means of the collective security system, the improvement of issues related to the management of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) and a number of others.
The meeting participants noted the high level of organization of the parade dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, which was held on 9 May 2025 on Red Square in Moscow and in which military units of the CSTO member states took part.
