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.
In the Russian Federation, at the Chebarkulsky training range, reconnaissance groups have begun practicing practical actions in designated areas as part of the CSTO special exercise with reconnaissance forces and assets “Search-2026”.
FEBRUARY 2 - ONLINE - BRIEFING OF THE CSTO SECRETARY GENERAL STANISLAV ZAS
25.01.2021"The military-political situation in the area of responsibility of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and around it, the results of the CSTO activities in 2020 and the tasks for 2021"
On February 2, 2021, at 12.00 Moscow time, the press center of the TASS news agency will host an online briefing by the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas on the topic “The military-political situation in the area of responsibility of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and around it, the results of the CSTO activities in 2020 and the tasks for 2021” with video connection of media representatives by prior accreditation.
At the end of 2020, meetings of the CSTO statutory bodies were held - the Collective Security Council, the Council of Ministers of Defense, the Council of Foreign Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils, at which an assessment of the military-political situation in the area of responsibility of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and around it at present was given, important documents were signed concerning the coordination of the CSTO's foreign policy activities, the development of the military component of the Organization and countering modern challenges and threats. The CSTO Collective Security Council Declaration was adopted, tasks were set to implement the Organization's priorities in 2021.
Stanislav Zas will also inform about important steps to develop the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces to participate in peacekeeping operations under the auspices of the UN.
The CSTO includes the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, and the Republic of Tajikistan.
Accreditation is available through the press center of the TASS news agency.
Tel: +7 (499) 791-03-87, +7 (903) 284-25-41. Media representatives can take part in the event remotely by prior accreditation. To do this, when registering, one must specify the personal mobile phone number to which the WhatsApp application is linked.
The broadcast will be available on the TASS news agency website on the announcement page and the CSTO website odkb-csto.orgodkb-csto.org, as well as in the press center of the TASS news agency group on Facebook and on the CSTO's official accounts:
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The CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zaynetdinov
+7-495-795-27-10
+7-495-621-33-23-tel
E-mail: odkb-pressa@gov.ru
