Belarus’s Defense Ministry said Belarusian troops are heading to a training range in Russia, where the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will hold drills with its Collective Rapid Reaction Forces, according to the Russian state news agency TASS.

The exercises are Interaction 2026, a command and staff drill, Search 2026, for special reconnaissance forces and assets, and Echelon 2026, for logistics, the ministry’s statement said.