On October 30, 2026, the results of the “Channel-Caspian Lighthouse” subregional anti-drug operation were summed up as part of the implementation of the 2026 Plan of Key Activities of the Coordinating Council of Heads of Competent Drug Control Authorities of CSTO Member States (CCHCDCA).
From October 18 to 23 this year, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the Collective Security System of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise was held at the Magob training range of the Special Purpose Units Training Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Greater Eurasia: Institutions, Development, Cooperation” was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly organized with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS). CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the conference.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, was held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
CSTO peacekeepers "conducted" a peacekeeping operation in Tajikistan. The final stage of the training with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces "Unbreakable Brotherhood -2019" took place at the Harb-Maidon training ground
28.10.2019
On October 28, 2019, in the Republic of Tajikistan, at the Harb-Maidon training ground, the second final stage of the joint training “Indestructable Brotherhood-2019” was held. The training was attended by military contingents, police units of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, allocated to the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces, as well as the operational group of the CSTO Joint Staff, officials of the CSTO Secretariat, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The training involved more than 3,500 military personnel and over 600 pieces of equipment, including aviation - the Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft, Su-25SM aircraft, Mi-24 army helicopters, and Forpost and Orlan unmanned aerial vehicles.
At the first stage, under the leadership of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces Commander, Major General Vyacheslav Gurov, units in mountainous and desert areas prepared for a joint peacekeeping operation and prepared peacekeeping continents for their mission.
Subsequently, the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces carried out a peacekeeping operation in the Central Asian region of collective security in the imaginary state "Angora Republic". They worked out the issues of occupying the zone of responsibility, separating the conflicting parties, creating demilitarized zones and humanitarian corridors. In the course of practical actions, the units jointly worked out patrolling the area, organizing service at checkpoints, and actions of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces personnel when blocking a settlement and in fulfilling tasks to counteract riots, as well as escorting convoys with humanitarian aid.
According to the idea of the training, during the development of one of the episodes during the operation, imaginary terrorists shot down the AN-26 aircraft, and Russian MI-24 and MI-8 helicopters were sent to the emergency site to save the crew. Air strikes were launched by unguided missiles, after which reconnaissance groups of peacekeepers landed from the helicopters and liberated the pilots in a battle with the “terrorists”.
Then, the peacekeepers repulsed the imaginary terrorists attack at the checkpoint of the refugee camp. According to the operational plan, the illegal gangs launched a drone, which was discovered by the military. With the help of the "Lesochek" station, peacekeepers initially blocked the communication channel with the drone, and then the ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun shot down the aircraft.
After that, imaginary terrorists fired mortar shells at the checkpoint of the camp. The servicemen entered the battle with the "militants", destroying them with return fire. Mi-24 transport and combat helicopters covered the fighters from the air.
At the command post, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan, Colonel General Sherali Mirzo, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Major General Nurlan Yermekbaev, the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, observed the training. Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, commander of the troops of the Central Military District, led the training.
Representatives of the Armed Forces of Serbia, military attaches of the USA, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, China, Great Britain and Russia, accredited in the Republic of Tajikistan, also observed the peacekeeping operation at the final stage of the trainings.
As the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, noted that all the objectives of the trainings were achieved. "The theme of peacekeeping may seem simple, since there is no mass use of forces and means, heavy weapons are not used, but it has a number of features - it is the implementation of international humanitarian law. The trainings demonstrated a high level of management, cooperation, comprehensive support. All military officers properly completed the tasks, "he said.
Anatoly Sidorov also emphasized that there was no language barrier between the participants in the trainings, since all units communicated with each other in Russian.
The Joint training of the "Indestructible Brotherhood-2019" is the final stage of the CSTO "Combat Brotherhood-2019" operational-strategic training. The trainings were conducted in accordance with the Plan for joint training of control bodies command, and force and means generation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization security sistem for 2019, approved by decisions of the Council of Ministers of Defense and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
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Joint Press Center of the CSTO training "Indestructable Brotherhood-2019"
