From July 7 to 9, second staff talks were held in the Russian Federation on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) command-and-staff exercise “Interaction-2026”, the special reconnaissance exercise “Poisk-2026”, and the logistics support exercise “Echelon-2026”.
In accordance with the 2026 Action Plan of the Coordinating Council of Heads of the Competent Authorities for Countering Illicit Drug Trafficking of the CSTO Member States, and as part of the Russian Federation's priorities during its 2026 CSTO Chairmanship, the sub-regional counter-narcotics operation “Kanal – Amber Coast” was conducted from June 29 to July 3, 2026. The operation was aimed at disrupting trafficking routes for narcotic drugs, their precursors and analogues, new psychoactive substances, and potent substances into the CSTO area of responsibility, neutralizing international transnational drug trafficking groups, dismantling clandestine drug production facilities, undermining the economic foundations of the drug trade, including the laundering of drug proceeds.
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.
In the Republic of Tajikistan, preparations for the “Indestructible Brotherhood-2025” and “Barrier-2025” trainings are taking into account the experience of modern armed conflicts
20.10.2025
On October 18, in the Republic of Tajikistan, at the “Fakhrabad” training ground, under the general supervision of Deputy Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Major General Ilkhomjon Hafizoda, instructor-methodological training sessions were held with the Joint Command of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces on issues of organization, management, formation, and coordination.
During the training sessions, which were prepared based on the experience of modern armed conflicts, officers of the CSTO Joint Staff provided information on the deployment and organization of work at the command post of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces, including the commanders of the branches of the armed forces, services, and other structural units.
Particular attention was paid to the procedure for organizing and conducting Joint Command coordination activities, organizing work in preparation for peacekeeping operations, the capabilities of tactical combat control systems used in modern conflicts and promising systems, as well as the specifics of creating a system to counter UAVs.
In addition, classes were held on the composition, purpose, main tasks, and organization of the joint NBC defense and medical support formation of the CSTO, which in these trainings is operationally subordinate to the Commander of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces. The main task of the joint formation during the training is to ensure the biological safety of the coalition group of troops.
Representatives of the defense ministries of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, and the Republic of Tajikistan were invited to participate in the trainings. According to the training scenario, they are officials of the training command headquarters and the Joint Command of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces.
These measures are aimed at achieving one of the most important goals of the upcoming training, “Indestructible Brotherhood-2025” and “Barrier-2025” – improving the management of the CSTO Collective Forces.
The instructor-methodological training sessions concluded with a practical demonstration of the actions of air defense forces and assets on duty in repelling strikes by a simulated enemy's UAVs on the command post of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces.
