Today, the active phase of the command-and-staff exercise with the Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) of the CSTO “Interaction-2026” and the special exercises “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026” concluded in the Russian Federation.
In the Russian Federation, at the Chebarkulsky training range, particular attention is being paid to organizing the evacuation and repair of damaged equipment under the threat of enemy UAV attacks during the special exercise with the logistics forces and assets of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) “Echelon-2026”.
Today, at the Chebarkulsky training range in the Russian Federation, as part of the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) “Interaction-2026”, joint actions to liberate a populated area captured by a simulated adversary were practiced.
On September 29–30, 2026, the 6th International Conference of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation on the spread of extremist ideology was held in Moscow. The CSTO delegation, comprising Umar Umarzoda, Head of the Department for Countering Challenges and Threats, and Igor Demchenko, Adviser to the Department, took part in the conference.
Consultations on the development of military cooperation between the Organization's member states were held at the CSTO Joint Staff
21.11.2019
On November 19-21, in Moscow, at the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, consultations on the draft Plan for the Development of Military Cooperation of the CSTO Member States for 2021-2025 were held .
Given the importance of the document, delegations from the defense establishments of the CSTO member states at the level of chiefs of the main operational departments of the general staffs of the armed forces of the member states and the Secretariat of the Organization were invited to participate in consultations by the CSTO Joint Staff.
During the meeting, chaired by Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, the Head of the CSTO Joint Staff, issues of developing military cooperation between the CSTO member states for the medium term were discussed.
“Active work during the consultations once again confirmed the importance of the document being developed,” said Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, commenting on the outcome of the event. “We discussed a wide range of issues, reviewed and agreed on the content of the draft Plan for the Development of Military Cooperation of the CSTO Member States for 2021-2025.” The Head of the CSTO Joint Staff also noted that the joint work was constructive and fruitful.
