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.
Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev met with Coordinator of the Transnational Threats Department of the OSCE Secretariat Elena Kupchina
18.05.2026
On May 18, 2026, a meeting was held in Vienna between Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev and Coordinator of the Transnational Threats Department of the OSCE Secretariat Elena Kupchina.
During the conversation, the parties discussed transnational threats and challenges and expressed concern regarding certain aspects of the security situation in Eurasia. The relevance of strengthening contacts between regional security organizations was emphasized.
Samat Ordabayev informed Elena Kupchina about the CSTO’s efforts in countering illicit drug trafficking, combating terrorism and extremism, and ensuring information security. He also spoke about the ongoing planned operational and preventive operations conducted by the CSTO on a regular basis.
