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Post-Soviet security bloc to hold four command and staff drills in 2027

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 198 words
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CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov announced a 2027 plan for four command, staff, and rescue drills across Russia, Belarus, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The plan also includes a joint business game to practice crisis response within the organization's area of responsibility.

Propaganda risk 10%
Claims checked 7
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Topics 0

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What happened

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will hold four command and staff and rescue drills on the territory of Russia, Belarus, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in 2027 to develop military cooperation, CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov said at a…

Why it matters

The post-Soviet security bloc has drafted a plan of jointly training the CSTO governance bodies and forming forces and capabilities of the bloc’s collective security system for 2027 "in fulfilment of decisions by the Council of CSTO Defense Ministers and the…

Common ground

"The 2027 plan envisages conducting the Interaction command and staff and rescue drills on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Indestructible Brotherhood drills on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Frontier 2027 exercise on the territory…

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CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov announced a 2027 plan for four command, staff, and rescue drills across Russia, Belarus, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The plan also includes a joint business game to practice crisis response within the organization's area of responsibility.

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The 2027 plan envisages conducting the Interaction command and staff and rescue drills on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan”
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While one source mentions a 'Coordination Meeting of Chief Narcologists' in Tajikistan in 2027, there is no evidence in the provided text specifically confirming that the 'Interaction' drills are scheduled for Tajikistan in 2027.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bilateral relations between Armenia and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) were formalized when Armenia became a full member of the CSTO in 1994. Since February 2024, Armenia has froze…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia–CSTO_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO; Russian: Организация Договора о коллективной безопасности (ОДКБ), romanized: Organizatsiya dogovora o kollektivnoy bezopasnosti, ODKB) is an intergov…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Org…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is its capital and most populous city with a population of 1.24 million people. Tajikistan borders …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajikistan
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Claim 2: “The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will hold four command and staff and rescue drills on the territory of Russia, Belarus, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in 2027”
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The claim is explicitly stated in a TASS report. While other search results mention CSTO activities, no other independent news organization is cited in the provided evidence to corroborate this specific 2027 plan.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bilateral relations between Armenia and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) were formalized when Armenia became a full member of the CSTO in 1994. Since February 2024, Armenia has froze…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia–CSTO_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bilateral relations between modern-day Armenia and the Russian Federation were established on 3 April 1992, though Russia has been an important actor in Armenia since the early 19th century. The two c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia–Russia_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO; Russian: Организация Договора о коллективной безопасности (ОДКБ), romanized: Organizatsiya dogovora o kollektivnoy bezopasnosti, ODKB) is an intergov…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Org…
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Claim 3: “The 2027 plan envisages conducting the Frontier 2027 exercise on the territory of Russia”
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The TASS report mentions four drills in 2027 across Russia, Belarus, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, but the provided evidence does not explicitly name the 'Frontier 2027' exercise as the one taking place in Russia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bilateral relations between Armenia and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) were formalized when Armenia became a full member of the CSTO in 1994. Since February 2024, Armenia has froze…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia–CSTO_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bilateral relations between modern-day Armenia and the Russian Federation were established on 3 April 1992, though Russia has been an important actor in Armenia since the early 19th century. The two c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia–Russia_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO; Russian: Организация Договора о коллективной безопасности (ОДКБ), romanized: Organizatsiya dogovora o kollektivnoy bezopasnosti, ODKB) is an intergov…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Org…
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Claim 4: “The 2027 plan envisages conducting the Cobalt 2027 exercise on the territory of the Republic of Belarus”
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The provided evidence does not contain any mention of a 'Cobalt 2027' exercise in Belarus.
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web search NEUTRAL — The CSTO holds yearly military command exercises for the CSTO nations to have an opportunity to improve inter-organizational cooperation. The largest of such exercises was held in Southern Russia and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Org…
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web search NEUTRAL — The plan also envisages "holding a joint business game of the Joint Staff Secretariat and an operational group of CSTO member states to practice response to a crisis situation in the area of the organ…
https://tass.com/defense/2136595
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web search NEUTRAL — We hope that your military personnel and representatives of special services will take part in these exercises in Belarus in accordance with previously reached agreements,” he added.
https://eng.belta.by/society/view/belarus-puts-forward-secur…
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Claim 5: “The plan also envisages 'holding a joint business game of the Joint Staff Secretariat and an operational group of CSTO member states to practice response to a crisis situation in the area of the organization’s responsibility'”
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This specific detail regarding a 'joint business game' is mentioned in the TASS report provided in the evidence for claim 5, but is not corroborated by any other independent source in the provided set.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 20, 2026 · SCO Secretariat takes part in the CSTO's International Roundtable held in Vienna On 19 May 2026, the delegation from the Secretariat of the ...
https://www.facebook.com/scobeijing/posts/sco-secretariat-ta…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 15, 2026 · The SCO Secretariat is located in Beijing, and the Executive Committee of the RATS is in Tashkent. The official languages of the SCO are Chinese ...
https://www.facebook.com/scobeijing/posts/meeting-of-the-sec…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2026 · ... Joint Action Plan to Develop Intra- regional Trade in the SCO Region. 76. The Member States will further develop the potential of the SCO ...
https://www.facebook.com/IndiaInKyrgyzstan/posts/glimpses-of…
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Claim 6: “Taalatbek Masadykov is the CSTO Secretary General”
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Multiple authoritative sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm that Taalatbek Masadykov is the Secretary General of the CSTO, having taken office on January 1, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taalatbek Shamudinovich Masadykov (Kyrgyz: Таалатбек Шамудинович Масадыков; born on 22 January 1961), is a Krygyz politician who is currently the Secretary General of Collective Security Treaty Organi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taalatbek_Masadykov
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO; Russian: Организация Договора о коллективной безопасности (ОДКБ), romanized: Organizatsiya dogovora o kollektivnoy bezopasnosti, ODKB) is an intergov…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Org…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The secretary general of CSTO is the chief civil servant of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), responsible for coordinating the workings of the alliance. The officeholder is one of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_General_of_the_CSTO
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Claim 7: “The 2027 plan envisages conducting the Indestructible Brotherhood drills on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic”
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No evidence in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries mentions 'Indestructible Brotherhood' drills scheduled for Kyrgyzstan in 2027.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության զինված ուժեր, romanized: Hayastani Hanrapetut’yan zinvats uzher, abbreviated ՀՀ ԶՈՒ, HH ZU), sometimes referred to as th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Armenia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bilateral relations between Armenia and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) were formalized when Armenia became a full member of the CSTO in 1994. Since February 2024, Armenia has froze…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia–CSTO_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) is Armenia's principal foreign intelligence agency. A mostly civilian agency, the FIS falls under the direct supervision of the Office of the Prime Minister of A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Service_(…
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