From October 18 to 23 this year, a special exercise codenamed “Cobalt-2026” will be held in the Republic of Tajikistan.
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.
Advanced Training Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia marks the 20th anniversary of its status as the CSTO Basic Educational Institution for Continuing Professional Education
25.06.2026
On June 23, 2026, a ceremonial event was held at the Advanced Training Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation to mark the 20th anniversary of the CSTO Collective Security Council's decision granting the Institute the status of the Basic Educational Institution for Continuing Professional Education of law enforcement and special service personnel of the CSTO member states in the fields of counterterrorism, combating extremism, illicit drug trafficking, illegal migration, and other forms of transnational organized crime, as well as for the training of specialists for peacekeeping missions and teaching staff of educational institutions.
The Institute successfully implements training programs for personnel of specialized law enforcement units that form part of the special operations forces contingents of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces.
The event was attended by senior officials of the Main Directorate for Personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the Advanced Training Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, and the CSTO Secretariat.
In recognition of its contribution to the training and retraining of personnel of the competent authorities of the CSTO member states, the Institute was awarded a Certificate of Honor by the CSTO Secretary General.
