The 12th Southern Information Security Forum “Infoforum Sochi 2026” is taking place in Sochi, Russia, from June 30 to July 3. On July 1, the Forum's plenary session brought together representatives of federal and regional authorities, regulatory bodies, leading companies, and international organizations to discuss current challenges in the protection of critical infrastructure, the development of artificial intelligence, and international cooperation.
On June 30 – July 1, 2026, Saint Petersburg hosted a series of events chaired by Alexander Kurenkov, Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, with the participation of heads of the competent authorities of the CSTO member states responsible for emergency prevention and response.
From June 24 to 26, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov paid a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan at the personal invitation of President Emomali Rahmon.
From June 24 to 26, second staff talks were held in the Republic of Kazakhstan on the organization and conduct of the joint exercise “Rubezh-2026” with units of the Central Asian Collective Rapid Deployment Forces (CAR CRDF).
During the “Echelon-2025” training, logistics units practice actions based on the experience of a special military operation
At the “Losvido” training ground, under the charge of the First Deputy Chief of the rear of the Armed Forces, Chief of Staff of the rear of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, Major General Alexander Mosolov, a special training with forces and means of logistics "Echelon-2025" is being conducted. The main objectives of the training are to improve the coherence of the work of management bodies and the practical skills of units and units of technical and logistical support during the preparation and conduct of a joint operation of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces.
The logistics support units have deployed in the field and are practicing their actions based on the experience gained by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during a special military operation.
Special attention is paid to conducting technical reconnaissance, organizing the evacuation and repair of damaged equipment under the threat of enemy UAVs. During the training, the issues of organizing production activities at the assembly point of damaged vehicles are being worked out.
In one of the districts, logistics units worked out the tasks of organizing food supplies in the interests of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces. To protect vehicles from drone attacks, a corridor equipped with a network, as well as air surveillance points, was organized on the way of transportation of material.
As part of the training, a mobile food storage department and a bakery department of a mobile mechanized bakery were deployed. It is used for baking bread according to the accelerated cooking recipe. The daily productivity of such a plant is 6 tons of bread. The quality of baked goods is subjected to laboratory tests in a mobile laboratory. Based on the results of the research, an assessment of the quality of baking is determined and a conclusion is issued with a permit to be issued to personnel.
Representatives of the leadership of the special “Echelon-2025” training and the logistics services of the defense departments of the CSTO member states were shown the technical means of the food service and various food rations produced in the Republic of Belarus.
A joint training with the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the CSTO "Interaction-2025" is being conducted on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, aimed at working out the issues of preparing and conducting a joint operation to participate in resolving a crisis situation on the territory of a CSTO member state, a special training with forces and means of reconnaissance "Search-2025", a special exercise with forces and means logistics support “Echelon-2025”.
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
