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The Center-2026 exercises are held as part of strengthening military cooperation between the CSTO member countries and attracting partners from other regions to practice interaction in conditions of collective security.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the Center-2026 exercise in the Chelyabinsk region, which was attended by contingents of member countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), as well as China, Mongolia, Pakistan and Congo. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to the Kremlin.
“Six foreign states (Belarus, China, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan) sent their military contingents. The defense departments of the two countries (Kazakhstan and Congo) are represented in the role of operational groups,” Kremlin representatives said.
In addition, representatives of the CSTO member countries are taking part in another exercise. We are talking about the maneuvers of the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the CSTO "Interaction-2026"

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with foreign military attaches who arrived at the Center-2026 strategic command and staff exercise at the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region. The accompanying information mentions the characteristics of the Geran-4 drone: a flight range of 800 km and a warhead weighing 50 kg.

General Adnan al-Ahmad, Syria's observer for the Center 2026 exercise, said the Syrian military is interested in Russian military technology and is seeking to gain experience to develop its armed forces.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with military attaches from 51 countries at the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region, where international exercises took place. He noted the usefulness and interest of their joint work.

The Russian Ministry of Defense published video materials from the strategic command and staff exercise "Center-2026", which took place on October 2, 2026 at the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region. The footage shows ground robotic kits, drones, artillery strikes, the movement of attack aircraft on motorcycles and ATVs, the work of assault units and various modifications of tanks, including the T-14 Armata and an unmanned tank.

The head of the observer delegation from Laos, Major General Ophat Khomatan, highly appreciated the organization, master classes and demonstration of equipment at the Center-2026 exercises in the Chelyabinsk region, expressing hope for continued cooperation between Russia and Laos.

During the strategic command and staff exercise "Center-2026" at the Chebarkulsky training ground, more than 20 crews of counter-UAV platoons destroyed mock enemy drones using the "ramming" method, and crews of attack FPV drones hit ground control stations and enemy repeater antennas. More than 6 thousand military personnel and 600 pieces of equipment are involved in the training ground.