Military Personnel from Five CSTO Countries Practice Assault on Settlement in Russia
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Military personnel from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan have practiced liberating a settlement occupied by a simulated adversary as part of the CSTO “Interaction-2026” command-and-staff exercise. The practical episode took place at Russia’s Chebarkulsky training range.
Assault units of the CSTO Collective Operational Reaction Forces advanced from several directions. Supported by small arms and strike FPV drones, they moved along converging routes, gradually captured the simulated adversary’s positions and consolidated their positions.
Using aerial reconnaissance data, the troops also practiced pursuing the retreating simulated adversary. With fire support from combat vehicles, the simulated forces were destroyed as they attempted to establish a defensive position in a new area.
The final stage involved inspecting buildings and structures in the liberated settlement. The task was carried out by special forces units of the CSTO Collective Operational Reaction Forces.
Around 2,000 personnel and 350 units of weapons, military and special equipment from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan are taking part in the exercises at the Chebarkulsky range. The “Interaction-2026” exercise also features extensive use of various types of unmanned aerial vehicles and robotic systems.
The CSTO’s “Echelon-2026” special exercise is being held at the same training range, focusing on military logistics. Participants are practicing the delivery of supplies and the evacuation of wounded personnel and damaged equipment using UAVs and ground-based robotic systems. The Bogomol-7 robotic platform is being used to transport cargo and evacuate damaged vehicles.
The exercise also includes repair points, 3D printing of spare parts and maintenance stations for robotic systems. Repair units are operating with consideration for experience from modern combat operations, while air observation posts and mobile fire teams provide security.
The CSTO previously said that “Interaction-2026”, “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026” are planned exercises aimed at improving coordination among command bodies and troops and maintaining the readiness of forces to perform tasks in the interests of collective security.
Using aerial reconnaissance data, the troops also practiced pursuing the retreating simulated adversary. With fire support from combat vehicles, the simulated forces were destroyed as they attempted to establish a defensive position in a new area.
The final stage involved inspecting buildings and structures in the liberated settlement. The task was carried out by special forces units of the CSTO Collective Operational Reaction Forces.
Around 2,000 personnel and 350 units of weapons, military and special equipment from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan are taking part in the exercises at the Chebarkulsky range. The “Interaction-2026” exercise also features extensive use of various types of unmanned aerial vehicles and robotic systems.
The CSTO’s “Echelon-2026” special exercise is being held at the same training range, focusing on military logistics. Participants are practicing the delivery of supplies and the evacuation of wounded personnel and damaged equipment using UAVs and ground-based robotic systems. The Bogomol-7 robotic platform is being used to transport cargo and evacuate damaged vehicles.
The exercise also includes repair points, 3D printing of spare parts and maintenance stations for robotic systems. Repair units are operating with consideration for experience from modern combat operations, while air observation posts and mobile fire teams provide security.
The CSTO previously said that “Interaction-2026”, “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026” are planned exercises aimed at improving coordination among command bodies and troops and maintaining the readiness of forces to perform tasks in the interests of collective security.
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