The Open International Youth Sambo Festival of National Teams of the CSTO Member States was held at the International Sambo Center in Moscow.
On August 17–19, at the invitation of Colonel General Alexander Manilov, Chairman of the Coordination Service of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS, a delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff headed by Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov took part in international events held in the area of responsibility of the Border Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
On August 14, consultations were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff with representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states on organizing joint training activities for command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system in 2027.
On July 15, 2026, the High-Level Regional Meeting “Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Supply of Weapons to Terrorists in Central Asia” was held in Moscow, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with the participation of the Russian side.
From 17 to 20 August, In Russia, at the “Kapustin Yar” training ground, the “Echelon-2020” training will be held with the assets of Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces
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From 17 to 20 August 2020, on the territory of the Astrakhan region at the 4th State Central cross-branch training ground "Kapustin Yar", the"Echelon-2020"special training will be held with the assets of Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces.
The military contingents of the Organization member states and the operational group of the CSTO Joint Staff are expected to participate in the training under the charge of the Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Lieutenant General Viktor Voronov.
In the course of the training, the issues of organizing Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics will be worked out in the interests of the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the CSTO during a joint operation to localize the border armed conflict in the Caucasian region of collective security.
The Joint Press Center for the CSTO "Echelon-2020"special training
