A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Vasily Khristoforov, Director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Sciences of the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
On June 12, 2026, a conference entitled “Central Asia – the Core of the SCO: A Space of Peace and Shared Development” was held in Dushanbe under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan. Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev took part in the event.
On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
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
