The active phase of the CSTO CRRF exercises "Interaction-2026", "Search-2026", "Echelon-2026" at the Chebarkulsky training ground has ended

At the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region, the active phase of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force exercises “Interaction-2026”, “Poisk-2026”, “Echelon-2026” has ended.

During the exercises, the CRRF practiced coordinated actions to localize a border armed conflict, including conducting reconnaissance, destroying forward positions and blocking a mock enemy.

The exercises were attended by 2 thousand military personnel from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as 350 units of weapons, military and special equipment.

MOSCOW, September 2 - RIA Novosti. The active phase of the exercises of the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) “Interaction-2026”, “Search-2026”, “Echelon-2026” ended at the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reports.

“Today, on the territory of the Russian Federation, the active phase of the command post exercise with the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) “Interaction-2026”, special exercises “Poisk-2026” and “Echelon-2026” ended,” the message says.

It is noted that during the joint operation to localize the border armed conflict, the collective forces showed coordinated actions. The CRRF practiced conducting reconnaissance, gaining fire superiority, destroying forward positions, blocking and defeating a mock enemy in a populated area.

The advancing reserves of the “enemy” were blocked and destroyed, and the scattered “militants” remaining in the forest belt were found and eliminated.

“At the final stage, CRRF units worked out the issues of eliminating the consequences of emergency situations that arise during combat operations,” the Russian Defense Ministry added.

During the exercises, various types of drones and robotic systems were widely used. The participants in the exercises carried out practical actions taking into account the experience of conducting a special military operation.

“The military-political situation in the CSTO area of responsibility is increasingly aggravated, zones of instability are expanding and the conflict potential in the border regions is increasing. In the context of increasing challenges and threats to security, the heads of our states are paying the closest attention to increasing the combat potential of the CSTO Collective Forces and improving the management system,” the Russian Ministry of Defense quotes the words of CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov.